A survey of uterine perforation following dilatation and curettage or evacuation of retained products of conception.
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.
Amarin
Zouhair Odeh
ZO
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. zoamarin@hotmail.com
Badria
Layla Francis
LF
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