Safety and efficacy of hysteroscopic sterilization compared with laparoscopic sterilization: an observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the safety and efficacy of hysteroscopic sterilization with the "Essure" device with laparoscopic sterilization in a large, all-inclusive, state cohort.

Design

Population based cohort study.

Settings

Outpatient interventional setting in New York State.

Participants

Women undergoing interval sterilization procedure, including hysteroscopic sterilization with Essure device and laparoscopic surgery, between 2005 and 2013.

Main outcomes measures

Safety events within 30 days of procedures; unintended pregnancies and reoperations within one year of procedures. Mixed model accounting for hospital clustering was used to compare 30 day and 1 year outcomes, adjusting for patient characteristics and other confounders. Time to reoperation was ev

SUBMITTER: Mao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4604215 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature