Promoting evidence-based clinical practice for women in abortion situations after the implementation of a surveillance network: a situational analysis in a Brazilian university hospital

Autor: Beatriz D. Kajiura, Caroline Eugeni, Priscilla B. F. Dantas, Carina C. Nunes, Luiz Francisco Baccaro, Nélio Neves Veiga-Junior, Aline A. Junqueira, Caroline B. Trabach
Rok vydání: 2021
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Popis: Background Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) and medical abortion (MA) can be used to treat women with abortion complications and the choice of the evacuation method is essential for the safe management of abortion. Objective to evaluate the frequency of use of MVA and MA and investigate the associated factors after the installation of a surveillance network of good practices (MUSA Network) in a university hospital in Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study of women admitted for abortion at UNICAMP Women’s Hospital, Brazil, between July 2017 and November 2020. The dependent variables were the rates of MVA and MA. The independent variables were clinical and sociodemographic data. The Cochran-Armitage test, chi-square test, Mann–Whitney test and multiple logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Results 474 women were included. Most women (91.35%) had undergone uterine evacuation: uterine curettage (78.75%), MVA (9.46%) and MA (11.54%). We observed a significant tendency toward an increase in the use of MVA (Z = 9.85; P
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