Complications of gynaecological surgery

• Published in: Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra Vol. 32 Suppl 1; pp. 65 - 79
• Main Authors: Recari Elizalde, E, Oroz, L C, Lara, J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Humans; Hysteroscopy - adverse effects; Infection - etiology; Insufflation - adverse effects; Intestinal Diseases - etiology; Intestinal Fistula - etiology; Intraoperative Complications - etiology; Laparoscopes - adverse effects; Laparoscopy - adverse effects; Postoperative Hemorrhage - etiology; Thromboembolism - etiology; Urinary Fistula - etiology; Urologic Diseases - etiology
• ISSN: 1137-6627
• DOI: 10.23938/ASSN.0191

Gynaecological surgery is undergoing a process of constant change and therefore some of its complications as well. The incorporation of endoscopy has added a new dimension, with the rate of complications related to its complexity. Endoscopy has meant a great advance in surgery, and specifically in gynaecology, which benefits from two ways of approaching the genital apparatus: laparoscopy and histeroscopy. These techniques involve risks that are specific to these techniques: the induction of pneumoperitoneum, insertion of trocar, remote coagulation, vascular passage of the glycine employed in uterine relaxation during hysteroscopy, etc. When a patient comes to Accidents and Emergencies in the postoperative phase, or simply suffers a complication during the 24 or 48 hours that they are hospitalised, the doctor who attends her must be acquainted with this course of approach and its possible complications.