David H. Thom
University of California, San Francisco
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2001
Leslee L. Subak; L. Elaine Waetjen; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; David H. Thom; Eric Vittinghoff; Jeanette S. Brown
OBJECTIVE To estimate the annual direct cost to society of pelvic organ prolapse operations in the United States. METHODS We multiplied the number of pelvic organ prolapse operations identified in the 1997 National Hospital Discharge Survey by national average Medicare reimbursement for physician services and hospitalizations. Although this reimbursement does not estimate the actual cost, it is a proxy for cost, which estimates what society pays for the procedures. RESULTS In 1997, direct costs of pelvic organ prolapse surgery were
The Lancet | 2000
Jeanette S. Brown; George F. Sawaya; David H. Thom; Deborah Grady
1012 million (95% confidence interval [CI]
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 1991
David H. Thom; San-pin Wang; J. T. Grayston; David S. Siscovick; Douglas K. Stewart; Richard A. Kronmal; Noel S. Weiss
775, 1251 million), including
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2007
Guri Rortveit; Jeanette S. Brown; David H. Thom; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Jennifer M. Creasman; Leslee L. Subak
494 million (49%) for vaginal hysterectomy,
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2006
Ilana B. Addis; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Christina Wassel-Fyr; Eric Vittinghoff; Jeanette S. Brown; David H. Thom
279 million (28%) for cystocele and rectocele repair, and
The Journal of Urology | 2006
David H. Thom; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Arona Ragins; Christina Wassel-Fyr; Eric Vittinghof; Leslee L. Subak; Jeanette S. Brown
135 million (13%) for abdominal hysterectomy. Physician services accounted for 29% (
Journal of General Internal Medicine | 2002
Robert A. Bell; Richard L. Kravitz; David H. Thom; Edward Krupat; Rahman Azari
298 million) of total costs, and hospitalization accounted for 71% (
Annals of Family Medicine | 2013
David H. Thom; Amireh Ghorob; Danielle Hessler; Diana De Vore; Ellen Chen; Thomas A. Bodenheimer
714 million). Twenty‐one percent of pelvic organ prolapse operations included urinary incontinence procedures (
Diseases of The Colon & Rectum | 2006
Madhulika G. Varma; Jeanette S. Brown; Jennifer M. Creasman; David H. Thom; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Mary S. Beattie; Leslee L. Subak
218 million). If all operations were reimbursed by non‐Medicare sources, the annual estimated cost would increase by 52% to
The Journal of Urology | 2006
Mary P. FitzGerald; David H. Thom; Christina Wassel-Fyr; Leslee L. Subak; Linda Brubaker; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Jeanette S. Brown
1543 million. CONCLUSION The annual direct costs of operations for pelvic organ prolapse are substantial.