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Termination of Midtrimester Pregnancies with Extraovular 0.1% Ethacridine Lactate. Accurate Method for Estimation of Blood Loss. Role of Spartein Sulfate
Author(s) -
Laul Ravi M.,
Mahale Arun R.,
Bhattacharya Prabha R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1984.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , shivering , incomplete abortion , vomiting , obstetrics , pregnancy , anesthesia , misoprostol , genetics , biology
Sixty cases of midtrimester abortions with extraovular 0.1% ethacridine lactate alone were studied. Blood loss during and after abortion was calculated measuring alkaline haematin as reported by Shaw et al. 7 ) Its success rate was compared with another study of 90 cases in which 0.1 % ethacridine lactate with spartein sulfate was used. Where ethacridine lactate alone was used 41.66% cases aborted in 24 hours and 83.3% in 48 hours with mean induction abortion interval of 27 hours 18 minutes. While in other group 44.4% aborted in 24 hours and 84.56% in 48 hours with mean induction abortion interval of 28 hours 30 minutes. Extraovular ethacridine lactate instillation was found to be a safe and efficient midtrimester abortifacient. Spartein sulfate has a minimal role in reducing the induction‐abortion interval.