Summary
The second set of statistics on pelviscopy in Germany included information on 269,603
pelviscopies done in 322 general hospitals, and 22,859 pelviscopies done in private
clinics between 1978 and 1982. In general hospitals the rate of serious complications
was 1.9 ‰ and in private clinics 2.0 ‰. Injuries to large blood vessels headed the
list of complications.
The main technique for tubal sterilization was the bipolar high-frequency current
method with 75 % in general hospitals and 73.1 % in private clinics, followed by the
endocoagulation technique according to Semm (36.8 %). Sterilization failures were reported in 2.6 ‰. Most failures were reported
after sterilization with the bipolar electrocoagulation technique, followed by the
clip technique. The rate of post-sterilization ectopic pregnancies was 1.06 ‰. The
highest rate of ectopic pregnancies was reported after using the bipolar tubal sterilization
method (1.4 ‰).
Key words:
Pelviscopic statistics - Complication rates - Sterilisation failure rates - Ectopic
pregnancy rates
