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THE USE OF SUCTION CURETTAGE IN INCOMPLETE ABORTION
Author(s) -
Suter P. E. N.,
Chatfield W. R.,
Kotonya A. O.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03550.x
Subject(s) - curettage , uterus , incomplete abortion , medicine , suction , abortion , vacuum aspiration , surgery , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , research methodology , family planning , biology , mechanical engineering , population , misoprostol , environmental health , engineering , genetics
Summary One hundred and forty‐four patients with incomplete abortion underwent evacuation of the uterus by suction (aspiration) curettage. In uninfected cases when the uterus was the size of a 12‐week pregnancy or less the procedure was rapid, effective and safe. In the presence of uterine infection, tissue was frequently adherent to the uterus and suction evacuation by itself was only successful in half the patients.