Safety of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure performed by clinical officers in an HIV primary care setting

Megan J Huchko; May Maloba; Elizabeth A Bukusi

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.014

Safety of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure performed by clinical officers in an HIV primary care setting

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 Oct;111(1):89-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.014. Epub 2010 Jul 13.

Authors

Megan J Huchko¹, May Maloba, Elizabeth A Bukusi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA. megan.huchko@ucsf.edu

Abstract

Outpatient treatment of cervical precancer using LEEP was performed safely and effectively by nonphysician healthcare workers in an HIV primary care clinic in Kisumu, Kenya.

MeSH terms

Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Electrosurgery / education*
Electrosurgery / methods*
Female
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Kenya
Primary Health Care*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / surgery
Workforce

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding