Uterine perforation associated with minimally invasive gynecologic procedures
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
- Contributor(s):
- Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority. ECRI (Organization) Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
- Publication:
- [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Gynecologic Surgical Procedures -- adverse effects Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures -- adverse effects Uterine Perforation -- etiology Dilatation and Curettage -- adverse effects Disclosure Extraction, Obstetrical -- adverse effects Genital Diseases, Female -- diagnosis Genital Diseases, Female -- therapy Hysteroscopy -- adverse effects Preoperative Care -- methods Risk Management Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, and hysteroscopy are three minimally invasive gynecologic procedures that are performed to diagnose and treat various female pelvic health conditions. Studies show that these procedures have relatively low complication rates and can be performed safely in multiple clinical settings. The most frequent complication noted is puncture of the cervix or uterus related to cervical dilation or uterine entry techniques. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has received 376 reports related to complications associated with these gynecologic procedures. The predominant complication reported is perforation of an organ (77%), most frequently the uterus (96%). Risk reduction strategies employed to decrease the incidence of uterine perforation involve conducting a thorough preprocedure evaluation to identify any predisposing factors, preparing the cervix for the procedure, and using careful cervical/uterine entry techniques.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101563472 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101563472