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A hysterectomy is a surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. When both the uterus and cervix are removed it is called a total hysterectomy. The term partial hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus but not the cervix. There are two hysterectomy procedures available. Vaginal hysterectomy refers to the removal of the uterus through a surgical incision within the vagina, as opposed to abdominal hysterectomy, which refers to the removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall.
This data has been risk adjusted. Risk adjustment is a process of
accounting for differences in patient population based on many parameters such as age, sex, severity of illness, risk of mortality, and other attributes. Risk adjustment allows us to fairly compare hospitals across a wide range of healthcare measures.
This measure of quality should be used in conjunction with other measures to gain a more complete understanding of the quality picture.