The mortality of human sterilization

摘要: Abstract At the Sonoma State Home 2,984 sterilizations by salpingectomy resulted in 5 deaths, or 1 597 operations. This is a loss of life expectation per operation 31 days. The causes shown autopsy were: infection from an unreported abortion; patient's breaking restraint and thrusting her hand into wound; at operation; respiratory failure 25 hours post-operatively; congenital anomaly heart valves. A lower mortality to be antcipated future. Vasectomies 2,439 males no mortality. If both sexes are considered deaths were for each 1,085 tubectomies 17 days' expected operation. When performed on mentally deficient state schools, costing less than $150 involving days mortality, two vasectomies $50 with will probably prevent birth about one feeble-minded child (0.9) upbringing another inadequate parents. net public-health value procedure obvious.