Open AccessNational learning curve for laparoscopic hysterectomy and trends in hysterectomy in Finland 2000-2005
Author(s) -
Tea Brummer,
Toni T. Seppälä,
Päivi Härkki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den006
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , laparoscopic hysterectomy , incidence (geometry) , abdominal hysterectomy , urinary system , complication , gynecology , general surgery , obstetrics , urology , surgery , physics , optics
Complications of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) have been evaluated with particular focus on quantities of urinary tract injuries. An earlier survey in the 1990s on LH in Finland indicated a decreasing trend in complications; our aim was to evaluate the current complications and hysterectomy trends.
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