CASE OF INCOMPLETE ABORTION.

The Treatment of Incomplete Abortion

Having had a rather large experience in the treatment of these cases, and feeling that the profession, as a rule, have not very definite ideas on the subject, I am induced to place before my readers, in a very brief and practical manner, a line of treatment which has proved of service in my own practice. In the first place, I shall assume that the question of the patient being pregnant is set a...

Placenta Percreta Resulting in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion in First Trimester

Management of incomplete abortion in South African public hospitals.

OBJECTIVE To describe the current management of incomplete abortion in South African public hospitals and to discuss the extent to which management is clinically appropriate. DESIGN A multicentre, prospective descriptive study. SETTING South African public hospitals that manage gynaecological emergencies. SAMPLE Hospitals were selected using a stratified random sampling method. All women ...

Patient preferences for management of first-trimester incomplete spontaneous abortion.

BACKGROUND Approximately 15% of clinically recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage. The probabilities for successful outcome between expectant treatment and dilatation and curettage for management of many first-trimester incomplete spontaneous abortions are comparable. The goal of this study was to assess patient preferences for expectant treatment compared with dilatation and curettage, and ...

Introducing misoprostol for the treatment of incomplete abortion in Nigeria.

Despite legal restriction, induced abortions and resulting complications are common in Nigeria. Misoprostol administration for incomplete abortion was introduced in 3 Nigerian hospitals. The feasibility of the hospitals, patient and provider acceptability were assessed using questionnaire and interview guides administered to 205 women and 17 providers respectively. Amongst the women, 194 (95%) ...