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Extraovular Instillations of Normal Saline for Termination of Midtrimester Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Rofé A.,
Abramovici H.,
David A.,
Atad J.,
Lewin A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00513.x
Subject(s) - medicine , saline , hypertonic saline , oxytocin , endometritis , abortion , pregnancy , obstetrics , anesthesia , amniocentesis , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , biology , genetics
Midtrimester abortion by extraovular instillation of normal saline was performed in 50 patients. All 50 aborted following the procedure, and there were no complications except for one case of endometritis that was successfully treated by antibiotics. The mean abortion time was 33 hours, without added oxytocin, and 30 hours when pitocin was administered intravenously. The extraovular route eliminates the necessity for amniocentesis, with its associated risks. By using normal saline instead of pharmacologic agents such as urea, glucose, hypertonic saline, prostaglandins, we were able to eliminate the complications related to drug side effects.