Immediate adverse events after second trimester medical termination of pregnancy: results of a nationwide registry study

Immediate adverse events after second trimester medical termination of pregnancy: results of a nationwide registry study.

BACKGROUND Increasing gestational age is associated with an increased risk of complications in studies assessing surgical termination of pregnancy (TOP). Medical TOP is widely used during the second trimester and little is known about the frequency of complications. This epidemiological study was undertaken to assess the frequency of adverse events following the second trimester medical TOP and...

Second trimester medical termination of pregnancy: procedure, immediate complications and the risk of repeat termination

Termination of second trimester pregnancy.

Dilatation and currettage or vaccum aspiration is an accepted method of termination of pregnancy in the fimt trimester. Search is still being made for an ideal method of termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester. Between 14-16 weeks of pregnancy vaginal transcervical injection of intra-amniotic saline can be done. After 16 weeks of gestation abdominal or vaginal route can be employed. Vario...

The efficacy of vaginal Misoprostol in second trimester medical termination of pregnancy a cohort study

Overview and Aims: To determine the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol as standard protocol in second trimester medical termination of pregnancy. Study Design: Retrospective cohort analysis. Population: Women who underwent pregnancy termination between 12 and 24 weeks for medical reasons, over a 5-year period. Methods: A standard 400mcg misoprostol dosage was given intravaginally every 6 hours unt...

Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the immediate adverse events and safety of medical compared with surgical abortion using high-quality registry data. METHODS All women in Finland undergoing induced abortion from 2000-2006 with a gestational duration of 63 days or less (n=42,619) were followed up until 42 days postabortion using national health registries. The incidence and risk factors of adverse events...