title: [Cost effects of laparoscopic and hysteroscopic female sterilization].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim was to elucidate the costs and clinical results of sterilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was carried out on sterilizations conducted at the Hyvinkää hospital in 2006 to 2007 by tubal ligation with clips and by microimplants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total costs obtained for microimplant sterilization per patient were 1,146 Euros and for clip sterilization 1,712 Euros. Postoperative pain was significantly less in the microimplant group, and adverse effects associated with the procedure were more common in the clip sterilization group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Microimplant sterilization performed on an outpatient basis is more cost-effective than laparoscopic clip sterilization.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajecki
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blomqvist
authors.forename: Saana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Väisänen
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jokinen
authors.forename: Sirkka-Liisa
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kyöstilä
authors.forename: Merja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nord-Saari
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rissanen
authors.forename: Ritva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hurskainen
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000191:economics*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000191:economics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*