Analysis of cases I have acted as expert witness involving major operative injury:
Nature of surgery
Laparoscopic surgery (exl. hysterectomy) 109
Abdominal hysterectomy 64
Laparoscopic hysterectomy 53
Vaginal hysterectomy 31
Caesarean section 51
Hysteroscopy 20
Nature of injury
Bowel injury 104
Ureteric injury 59
Bladder injury 42
Nerve injury 19
Vascular injury 7
Other cases
Ectopic pregnancy 63