title: A survey of uterine perforation following dilatation and curettage or evacuation of retained products of conception.
abstract: METHODS
  Of 11,914 women who underwent dilatation and curettage over a 7-year period (1995-2002) at Princess Badea Teaching Hospital in Irbid, North Jordan, 23 patients sustained a uterine perforation. In 22 cases, the operator was a trainee. Previous gynaecological surgery had been performed in only 2 of these 23 women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Operator inexperience seemed to be the only risk factor in this very common operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. zoamarin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zouhair Odeh
authors.initials: ZO
authors.lastname: Amarin
authors.forename: Layla Francis
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Badria
mesh_terms: D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control