The Essure Death Reports in FDA's Database Are Confusing

Medworld器械世界为您提供准确、及时、有效的医疗器械行业及医疗圈的市场动态，产品信息，技术进展等资讯。来源：MDDIFDA has received nearly 100 reports claiming a link between Bayer's now-discontinued Essure birth control implant and a death, the agency reported on Wednesday.The problem is, not all of those reports are reliable. In fact, eight have already been determined to be incorrectly coded, dropping the number of total reports from 94 to 86. It's not until you start dissecting the remaining 86 reports, however, that it really gets confusing.The agency said that 25 reports relate to 23 adult deaths. Another 25 reports relate to 22 incidents of pregnancy loss. Five reports relate to five incidents of a death of an infant after live birth. Two reports relate to two incidences of ectopic pregnancies (a complication of pregnancy in ………………………………