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. 2019 Aug 29;8(8):CD000329.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000329.pub3.

Endometrial resection and ablation versus hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding

Rosalie J Fergusson  1 , Magdalena Bofill Rodriguez, Anne Lethaby, Cindy Farquhar
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Endometrial resection and ablation versus hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding

Rosalie J Fergusson et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

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Abstract

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important cause of ill health in women of reproductive age, causing them physical problems, social disruption and reducing their quality of life. Medical therapy has traditionally been first-line therapy. Surgical treatment of HMB often follows failed or ineffective medical therapy. The definitive treatment is hysterectomy, but this is a major surgical procedure with significant physical and emotional complications, as well as social and economic costs. Less invasive surgical techniques, such as endometrial resection and ablation, have been developed with the purpose of improving menstrual symptoms by removing or ablating the entire thickness of the endometrium.

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness, acceptability and safety of techniques of endometrial destruction by any means versus hysterectomy by any means for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.

Search methods: Electronic searches for relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) targeted-but were not limited to-the following: the Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group's specialised register, CENTRAL via the Cochrane Register of Studies Online (CRSO), MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and the ongoing trial registries. We made attempts to identify trials by examining citation lists of review articles and guidelines and by performing handsearching. Searches were performed in 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013 and on 10 December 2018.

Selection criteria: Any RCTs that compared techniques of endometrial resection or ablation (by any means) with hysterectomy (by any technique) for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding in premenopausal women.

Data collection and analysis: Two review authors independently selected trials for inclusion, extracted data and assessed trials for risk of bias.

Main results: We identified nine RCTs that fulfilled our inclusion criteria for this review. For two trials, the review authors identified multiple publications that assessed different outcomes at different postoperative time points for the same women. No included trials used third generation techniques.Clinical measures of improved bleeding symptoms and satisfaction rates were observed in women who had undergone hysterectomy compared to endometrial ablation. A slightly lower proportion of women who underwent endometrial ablation perceived improvement in bleeding symptoms at one year (risk ratio (RR) 0.89, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.85 to 0.93; 4 studies, 650 women, I² = 31%; low-quality evidence), at two years (RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.86 to 0.99; 2 studies, 292 women, I² = 53%) and at four years (RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.88 to 0.99; 2 studies, 237 women, I² = 79%). Women in the endometrial ablation group also showed improvement in pictorial blood loss assessment chart compared to their baseline (PBAC) score at one year (MD 24.40, 95% CI 16.01 to 32.79; 1 study, 68 women; moderate-quality evidence) and at two years (MD 44.00, 95% CI 36.09 to 51.91; 1 study, 68 women). Repeat surgery resulting from failure of the initial treatment was more likely to be needed after endometrial ablation than after hysterectomy at one year (RR 16.17, 95% CI 5.53 to 47.24; 927 women; 7 studies; I2 = 0%), at two years (RR 34.06, 95% CI 9.86 to 117.65; 930 women; 6 studies; I2 = 0%), at three years (RR 22.90, 95% CI 1.42 to 370.26; 172 women; 1 study) and at four years (RR 36.32, 95% CI 5.09 to 259.21;197 women; 1 study). The satisfaction rate was lower amongst those who had endometrial ablation at two years after surgery (RR 0.87, 95% CI 0.80 to 0.95; 4 studies, 567 women, I² = 0%; moderate-quality evidence), and no evidence of clear difference was reported between post-treatment satisfaction rates in groups at other follow-up times (1 and 4 years).Most adverse events, both major and minor, were more likely after hysterectomy during hospital stay. Women who had an endometrial ablation were less likely to experience sepsis (RR 0.19, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.31; participants = 621; studies = 4; I2 = 62%), blood transfusion (RR 0.20, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.59; 791 women; 5 studies; I2 = 0%), pyrexia (RR 0.17, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.35; 605 women; 3 studies; I2 = 66%), vault haematoma (RR 0.11, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.34; 858 women; 5 studies; I2 = 0%) and wound haematoma (RR 0.03, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.53; 202 women; 1 study) before hospital discharge. After discharge from hospital, the only difference that was reported for this group was a higher rate of infection (RR 0.27, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.58; 172 women; 1 study).Recovery time was shorter in the endometrial ablation group, considering hospital stay, time to return to normal activities and time to return to work; we did not, however, pool these data owing to high heterogeneity. Some outcomes (such as a woman's perception of bleeding and proportion of women requiring further surgery for HMB), generated a low GRADE score, suggesting that further research in these areas is likely to change the estimates.

Authors' conclusions: Endometrial resection and ablation offers an alternative to hysterectomy as a surgical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Both procedures are effective, and satisfaction rates are high. Although hysterectomy offers permanent and immediate relief from heavy menstrual bleeding, it is associated with a longer operating time and recovery period. Hysterectomy also has higher rates of postoperative complications such as sepsis, blood transfusion and haematoma (vault and wound). The initial cost of endometrial destruction is lower than that of hysterectomy but, because retreatment is often necessary, the cost difference narrows over time.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest were reported by RF, MB, AL, or CF.

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Study screening and selection process (2013 to 2018).
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Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.1 Woman's perception (proportion with improvement in bleeding symptoms).
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.3 Proportion requiring further surgery for HMB.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.4 Proportion satisfied with treatment.
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.5 Adverse events—short term (intraoperative and immediate postoperative).
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.6 Adverse events—long term (after hospital discharge).
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Forest plot of comparison: 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, outcome: 1.7 Quality of life scores (continuous data).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 1 Woman's perception (proportion with improvement in bleeding symptoms).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 2 PBAC score (continuous data).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 3 Proportion requiring further surgery for HMB.
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 4 Proportion satisfied with treatment.
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 5 Adverse events—short term (intraoperative and immediate postoperative).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 6 Adverse events—long term (after hospital discharge).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 7 Quality of life scores (continuous data).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 9 Quality of life (proportion with improvement).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 10 Duration of surgery (minutes).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 11 Duration of hospital stay (days).
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Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 12 Time to return to normal activity (days).
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1.13. Analysis
Comparison 1 Endometrial resection/ablation versus hysterectomy, Outcome 13 Time to return to work (weeks).
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