Abstract
Study Objective: The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database may be useful for clinicians using a Food and Drug Administration-approved medical device to identify the occurrence of adverse events and complications. We sought to analyze and investigate reports associated with the Essure hysteroscopic sterilization system (Conceptus Inc., Mountain View, CA) using this database. Design: Retrospective review of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database for events related to Essure hysteroscopic sterilization from November 2002 to February 2012 (Canadian Task Force Classification III). Setting: Online retrospective review. Patients: Online reports of patients who underwent Essure tubal sterilization. Intervention: Essure tubal sterilization. Measurements and Main Results: Four hundred fifty-seven adverse events were reported in the study period. Pain was the most frequently reported event (217 events [47.5%]) followed by delivery catheter malfunction (121 events [26.4%]). Poststerilization pregnancy was reported in 61 events (13.3%), of which 29 were ectopic pregnancies. Other reported events included perforation (90 events [19.7%]), abnormal bleeding (44 events [9.6%]), and microinsert malposition (33 events [7.2%]). The evaluation and management of these events resulted in an additional surgical procedure in 270 cases (59.1%), of which 44 were hysterectomies. Conclusion: Sixty-one unintended poststerilization pregnancies were reported in the study period, of which 29 (47.5%) were ectopic gestations. Thus, ectopic pregnancy must be considered if a woman becomes pregnant after Essure hysteroscopic sterilization. Additionally, 44 women underwent hysterectomy after an adverse event reported to be associated with the use of the device.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 825-829 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 7 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Essure
- Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience
- Microinsert
- Sterilization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Analysis of adverse events with essure hysteroscopic sterilization reported to the manufacturer and user facility device experience database. / Al-Safi, Zain A.; Shavell, Valerie I.; Hobson, Deslyn T.G.; Berman, Jay M.; Diamond, Michael Peter.
In: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Vol. 20, No. 6, 07.11.2013, p. 825-829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Analysis of adverse events with essure hysteroscopic sterilization reported to the manufacturer and user facility device experience database
AU - Al-Safi, Zain A.
AU - Shavell, Valerie I.
AU - Hobson, Deslyn T.G.
AU - Berman, Jay M.
AU - Diamond, Michael Peter
PY - 2013/11/7
Y1 - 2013/11/7
N2 - Study Objective: The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database may be useful for clinicians using a Food and Drug Administration-approved medical device to identify the occurrence of adverse events and complications. We sought to analyze and investigate reports associated with the Essure hysteroscopic sterilization system (Conceptus Inc., Mountain View, CA) using this database. Design: Retrospective review of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database for events related to Essure hysteroscopic sterilization from November 2002 to February 2012 (Canadian Task Force Classification III). Setting: Online retrospective review. Patients: Online reports of patients who underwent Essure tubal sterilization. Intervention: Essure tubal sterilization. Measurements and Main Results: Four hundred fifty-seven adverse events were reported in the study period. Pain was the most frequently reported event (217 events [47.5%]) followed by delivery catheter malfunction (121 events [26.4%]). Poststerilization pregnancy was reported in 61 events (13.3%), of which 29 were ectopic pregnancies. Other reported events included perforation (90 events [19.7%]), abnormal bleeding (44 events [9.6%]), and microinsert malposition (33 events [7.2%]). The evaluation and management of these events resulted in an additional surgical procedure in 270 cases (59.1%), of which 44 were hysterectomies. Conclusion: Sixty-one unintended poststerilization pregnancies were reported in the study period, of which 29 (47.5%) were ectopic gestations. Thus, ectopic pregnancy must be considered if a woman becomes pregnant after Essure hysteroscopic sterilization. Additionally, 44 women underwent hysterectomy after an adverse event reported to be associated with the use of the device.
AB - Study Objective: The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database may be useful for clinicians using a Food and Drug Administration-approved medical device to identify the occurrence of adverse events and complications. We sought to analyze and investigate reports associated with the Essure hysteroscopic sterilization system (Conceptus Inc., Mountain View, CA) using this database. Design: Retrospective review of the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database for events related to Essure hysteroscopic sterilization from November 2002 to February 2012 (Canadian Task Force Classification III). Setting: Online retrospective review. Patients: Online reports of patients who underwent Essure tubal sterilization. Intervention: Essure tubal sterilization. Measurements and Main Results: Four hundred fifty-seven adverse events were reported in the study period. Pain was the most frequently reported event (217 events [47.5%]) followed by delivery catheter malfunction (121 events [26.4%]). Poststerilization pregnancy was reported in 61 events (13.3%), of which 29 were ectopic pregnancies. Other reported events included perforation (90 events [19.7%]), abnormal bleeding (44 events [9.6%]), and microinsert malposition (33 events [7.2%]). The evaluation and management of these events resulted in an additional surgical procedure in 270 cases (59.1%), of which 44 were hysterectomies. Conclusion: Sixty-one unintended poststerilization pregnancies were reported in the study period, of which 29 (47.5%) were ectopic gestations. Thus, ectopic pregnancy must be considered if a woman becomes pregnant after Essure hysteroscopic sterilization. Additionally, 44 women underwent hysterectomy after an adverse event reported to be associated with the use of the device.
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KW - Microinsert
KW - Sterilization
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JF - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
SN - 1553-4650
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