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[Induced abortion after the 12th week of pregnancy. I.]
(Abortus arte provocatus na de 12e zwangerschapsweek. I.)
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Of the 303 abortions performed in the second trimester in the Wilhelmia Gasthuis in Amsterdam between 1967 and 1977, 150 were performed by hypertonic saline solution instillation, 83 by hysterotomy, and 70 by prostaglandin administration. The instillation of saline solution is an acceptable method for inducing abortion in the second trimester. Blood loss exceeded 500 ml in 8.7% of the cases, transfusions were necessary in 4%. 26% of the patients required mechanical cervical dilatation. 14% developed temperatures above 38 degrees C. 3 cases of light hemolysis were observed; these occurred only among the first 13 patients. The saline solution instillation method showed a failure rate of 5.8% among the 150 patients. 24 patients were administered less than 150 ml of the 20% saline solution, while 125 were administered more than 150 ml. The interval between instillation and abortion was markedly shorter among the patients who were administered more than 150 ml. In 64.8% of a group of 71 patients, the fetal heartbeat stopped within 2 hours after instillation.
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Author/s: Treffers, P E (PE); Blacquière, J F (JF);
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Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article
Journal: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd), published in NETHERLANDS. (Language: dut)
Reference: 1979-Jun; vol 123 (issue 26) : pp 1103-10
Dates: Created 1979/09/27; Completed 1979/09/27; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 460460, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )
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