A randomized study comparing efficacy and patient satisfaction in medical or surgical treatment of miscarriage

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 367-372

  Niinimäki, Maarit ^a   Jouppila, Pentti ^a   Martikainen, Hannu ^a   Talvensaari Mattila, Anne ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Medical treatment; mifepristone; miscarriage; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CODEINE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PITOFENONE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLIGHTED OVUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERMENORRHEA; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSED ABORTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 33746360005     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.072     Document Type: Article

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