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BLOOD LOSS AND SIDE EFFECTS IN DAY CASE ABORTION
Author(s) -
Cochrane G. W.,
Moore C. A.,
Swinhoe June R.,
Subramanian N.,
Chakrabarti P.
Publication year - 1981
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.1471-0528.1981.tb01765.x
Subject(s) - ergometrine , nausea , medicine , vomiting , anesthesia , blood loss , oxytocin , pregnancy , abortion , abdominal pain , suction , surgery , obstetrics , biology , genetics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Summary Suction termination of pregnancy was performed in 276 patients as an out‐patient procedure under general anaesthesia. Ergometrine, oxytocin, or sterile water were given with the induction of anaesthesia. There was no significant difference in blood loss in the three treatment groups, although blood loss in termination of pregnancy performed after eight weeks was increased in all three groups. Nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain occurred significantly more often after ergometrine compared to oxytocin or water.