• 1. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
  • 2. NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
  • 3. Fudan University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai 200011, P. R. China;
ZHOU Ping, Email: zhouping@fudan.edu.cn
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Objective To indirectly compare the efficacy and safety of bipolar radiofrequency ablation versus hysterectomy in abnormal uterine bleeding by using network meta-analysis. Methods The PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, WanFang Data and CNKI databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy and safety of different surgical methods in abnormal uterine bleeding from inception to May 20, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Network meta-analysis was then performed by using Stata 16.0 software. Results A total of 39 RCTs involving 3 307 patients were included. The results of network meta-analysis showed that hysterectomy was superior to bipolar radiofrequency ablation in terms of amenorrhea rate and reintervention rate, while the hospital stay and patient satisfaction rate were opposite. Conclusion Current evidence shows that bipolar radiofrequency ablation has more advantages in terms of hospital stay and satisfaction rate, while hysterectomy has more advantages in terms of amenorrhea rate and reintervention rate. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.

Citation: ZU Enqing, WANG Baoyue, ZHANG Jianfeng, ZHOU Ping, CAI Meiyu. Efficacy and safety of bipolar radiofrequency ablation versus hysterectomy in abnormal uterine bleeding: a network meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023, 23(5): 522-527. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202212045 Copy

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