Jill Durocher
A Randomized Controlled Trial of 400-μg Sublingual Misoprostol Versus Manual Vacuum Aspiration for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion in Two Egyptian Hospitals
- Published
- November 1st, 2010
- Type
- Publication
- Topic
- Pregnancy Failure and Miscarriage
- Authors
- Dabash, R., Cherine Ramadan, M., Darwish, E., Hassanein, N., Blum, J., Winikoff, B.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet; 2010 Nov; 111(2):131-5; doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.06.021
This article reports on the results of a study comparing sublingual misoprostol to MVA for the treatment of incomplete abortion in Egypt. The results demonstrate that misoprostol is a highly effective and feasible treatment alternative to surgery, and that the likelihood of a clinically important drop in Hb (<2 g/dl) post treatment is comparably rare following medical and surgical treatment.