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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |