OUTPATIENT LAPAROSCOPIC INTERVAL FEMALE STERILIZATION

A 23-year retrospective review of laparoscopic sterilization in Ramath ibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, is reported. A total of 9041 cases of outpatient laparoscopic interval female sterilizations were done fr om January 1973 to December 1995. Intraoperative complications occurre d in 35 cases (0.39%) and hospital admissions totalled 65 cases (0.72% ). Adnexal injuries were the most frequent complication. There was one case of death from anesthetic complication. Management and prevention of complications are discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc. All ri ghts reserved.