Self-administration of misoprostol for termination of pregnancy: safety and efficacy
| Autor: | P. Amin, R. J. Penketh, U. Kiran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Medical staff Administration Oral Self Administration Pregnancy Medicine Humans Misoprostol Retrospective Studies Abortifacient Agents business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study Workload Abortion Induced medicine.disease Vaginal misoprostol Regimen Administration Intravaginal Mifepristone Treatment Outcome Female Self-administration business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 24(2) |
| ISSN: | 0144-3615 |
| Popis: | We conducted a retrospective study to determine the efficacy and safety of self-administration of vaginal misoprostol (following oral mifeprestone) for medical termination of pregnancy. This study revealed that self-administration was accepted by the majority of the patients (90%) and the success rate (98.4%) and duration of hospital stay was not altered significantly compared to our previous year's data, where women were administered vaginal misoprostol by the staff. Based on this study's results, we are of the opinion that this regimen not only demedicalises the problem but also decreases the workload for the medical staff. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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