Female sterilisations with Filshie clips: what is the risk failure? A retrospective survey of 30,000 applications
Kovacs, G.T.; Krins, A.J.
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 28(1): 34-35
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1471-1893 PMID: 16259814 DOI: 10.1783/147118902101195811Document Number: 436242
To assess the failure rate of Filshie clip sterilisations in Victoria, Australia. Retrospective study between 1994 and 1998. All specialist gynaecologists practising in the state of Victoria, Australia. Questionnaires (up to three) followed by telephone calls if necessary. A response rate of 276/277 (99.6%) was obtained. All pregnancies were recorded. Seventy-three failures were notified from an estimated 30,000 Filshie clip sterilisations carried out in the study period. The estimated failure rate of Filshie clip sterilisations in the state of Victoria carried out by specialist gynaecologists was between 2 and 3 per 1000 sterilisation operations.