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Female sterilisations with Filshie clips: what is the risk failure? A retrospective survey of 30,000 applications.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the failure rate of Filshie clip sterilisations in Victoria, Australia.
DESIGN: Retrospective study between 1994 and 1998.
SETTING: All specialist gynaecologists practising in the state of Victoria, Australia.
INTERVENTIONS: Questionnaires (up to three) followed by telephone calls if necessary.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A response rate of 276/277 (99.6%) was obtained. All pregnancies were recorded.
RESULTS: Seventy-three failures were notified from an estimated 30,000 Filshie clip sterilisations carried out in the study period.
CONCLUSIONS: The estimated failure rate of Filshie clip sterilisations in the state of Victoria carried out by specialist gynaecologists was between 2 and 3 per 1000 sterilisation operations.
DESIGN: Retrospective study between 1994 and 1998.
SETTING: All specialist gynaecologists practising in the state of Victoria, Australia.
INTERVENTIONS: Questionnaires (up to three) followed by telephone calls if necessary.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A response rate of 276/277 (99.6%) was obtained. All pregnancies were recorded.
RESULTS: Seventy-three failures were notified from an estimated 30,000 Filshie clip sterilisations carried out in the study period.
CONCLUSIONS: The estimated failure rate of Filshie clip sterilisations in the state of Victoria carried out by specialist gynaecologists was between 2 and 3 per 1000 sterilisation operations.
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