With an ectopic pregnancy, a fertilized egg implants and ... open surgery called a laparotomy. Laparotomies require a larger abdominal incision. Both forms of this procedure are done under general ...

16 were for ectopic pregnancies (1 ectopic pregnancy was managed laparoscopically) and one laparotomy was for sepsis. Two of the 5 deaths were intraoperative. The remaining 93% of emergency ...