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Laparoscopic Electrocoagulation and Tubal Ring Techniques for Sterilization: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Koetsawang Suporn,
Srisupandit Suwanee,
Cole Lynda Painter
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00730.x
Subject(s) - medicine , electrocoagulation , sterilization (economics) , surgery , cure rate , female sterilization , laparoscopy , endoscopy , tubal ligation , anesthesia , population , research methodology , family planning , environmental health , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
From August 1975 through May 1976, a comparative study was made of the effects of sterilization by standard electrocoagulation and tubal ring application techniques. The two techniques were randomly assigned to 300 patients. Results show that standard electrocoagulation and tubal ring procedures can easily and safely be performed on an outpatient basis, using local anesthetics and analgesics. Rates of surgical complications for both techniques were clinically acceptable, although tubal ring patients had a higher rate. Pain during the procedure and during the immediate recovery period was more severe for tubal ring patients. Despite the higher incidence of surgical complications and pain associated with the ring, many physicians prefer this method of sterilization because it eliminates the possibility, inherent in electrocoagulation, of inadvertent serious electrical burns.