Misoprostol and mid trimester termination of pregnancy in patients with two previous scars and more at Elwiya Maternity Teaching Hospital

Autor: Esraa Reehan, Sahar Jassim Abid, Samar Sarsam, Thikra N Abdulla, Zaid Al-Attar
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, Vol 24 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-9304
DOI: 10.1590/1806-9304202400000357-en
Popis: Abstract Objectives: to determine efficiency and safety of three misoprostol regimens for 2nd trimester pregnancy termination in individuals with two or more cesarean section scars. Methods: a cross-sectional study included 100 pregnant ladies at 13th-26th weeks gestation with previous two cesarean sections (CSs) who were scheduled for pregnancy termination using misoprostol. Patients were conveniently assigned to 100µg/3h, 200µg/3h or 400 µg/3h regimens. Primary outcome was time to abortion, secondary outcomes were side effect and complications. Results: a significant association was found between number previous CSs and longer time to abortion (p=0.01). A highly significant association was identified between earlier gestational age and longer time to abortion (p
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