Outpatient medical management of missed miscarriage using misoprostol

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-286

  Shankar, M ^a,b   Economides, D L ^a   Sabin, C A ^a   Tan, B ^a   Kadir, R A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Missed abortion miscarriage; Outpatient management

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSED ABORTION; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, MISSED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247608229     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701213927     Document Type: Article

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