Table 6 Main intervention reported among patients with FGM/C according to hospital
Variables | Geneva (n = 111) | Lausanne (n = 42) | Zürich (n = 22) | Percentage of FGM/C Type III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Obstetrical interventions | Â | |||
 Cerclage of the cervix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 1) |
 Pharmaceutical induction of labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% (n = 1) |
 Manual assistance during delivery: |  |  |  |  |
  With episiotomy and instrumentation   With episiotomy only   Unspecified | 0 0 0 | 5 1 13 | 2 6 2 | 42.9% (n = 3) 28.5% (n = 2) 20% (n = 3) |
 Caesarean section | 20 | 8 | 1 | 48.3% (n = 14) |
 Perineal tear repair | 2 | 6 | 0 | 37.5% (n = 3 |
 Curettage for retained placenta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% (n = 0) |
Gynaecological interventions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Ovarian cyst excision | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 1) |
 Myomectomy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 1) |
 Salpingectomy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% (n = 1) |
Interventions related to FGM/C | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Clitoral surgery | 8 | 3 | 0 | 36.4% (n = 4) |
 Vulvar cyst excision | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 2) |
 Vulvar abscess incision and drainage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% (n = 0) |
 Defibulation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 4) |
Interventions possibly related to FGM/C | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Hymenectomy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% (n = 1) |
 Repair of vulva and perineum | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100% (n = 5) |
 Incision of vulva and perineum | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75% (n = 3) |
Other interventions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Femoral fracture repair | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Hematopoietic stem cell transplant | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Lymph node biopsy | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Mitral valvuloplasty | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
 Retrograde ureteropyelography | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
 Ureteral pigtail placement | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
 Transvaginal suspension for urinary incontinence | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Trunk abscess incision and drainage | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |