Health Care Utilization by Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain

CONCLUSION: Patients with chronic pelvic pain have higher rates of chronic overlapping pain conditions and undergo more ED visits, imaging tests, and hysterectomies than patients without chronic pelvic pain. Improving access to multidisciplinary care, increasing utilization of interventions such as PT and psychological or behavioral therapy, and reducing ED utilization may be possible targets to help reduce overall health care costs and improve patient care.PMID:38696811 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005595

Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - May 2, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Isabel Green Morgan Briggs Diana Encalada Soto Kristin Cole Jenna Wygant Tatnai Burnett Xuan Zhu Innie Chen Lindsey R Sangaralingam Viengneesee Thao Source Type: research