| Literature DB >> 7468704 |
K I Cadesky, E Ravinsky, E R Lyons.
Abstract
A comparison between two methods of therapeutic termination of midtrimester pregnancies was performed. Twenty-nine patients at 13 to 16 weeks' gestation underwent dilation and evacuation (D and E). A second group, of 29 patients at 16 to 19 weeks' gestation underwent therapeutic abortion by prostaglandin F2 alpha instillation. There was a significantly lower complication rate (6.9% versus 55%) and a shorter hospital stay of 1 full day in the D and E group. Also, the blood loss was not significantly greater in the D and E group.Entities:
Keywords: Abortifacient Agents; Abortion, Induced; Americas; Biology; Canada; Comparative Studies; Developed Countries; Endocrine System; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; North America; Northern America; Physiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Second Trimester; Prostaglandins--complications; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Studies; Vacuum Aspiration--complications
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Year: 1981 PMID： 7468704 DOI： 10.1016/0002-9378(81)90020-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol ISSN： 0002-9378 Impact factor: 8.661