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surgical abortion

Complications: - generally regarded as safe for women in 1st trimester [2] Notes: - administration of misoprostol prior to suction abortion not helpful a) causes more abdominal pain & preprocedural vaginal bleeding b) may increase risk of uterine perforation (rare) c) may reduce incidence of incomplete abortion requiring reevacuation [2]

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abortion gynecologic surgery

References

  1. ICD9
  2. Meirik O et al. Complications of first-trimester abortion by vacuum aspiration after cervical preparation with and without misoprostol: A multicentre randomised trial. Lancet 2012 Mar 8 PMID: 22405255 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61937-5/fulltext