Manual vacuum aspiration: A safe and cost-effective substitute of Electric vacuum aspiration for the surgical management of early pregnancy loss

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-153

  Tasnim, Nasira ^a   Mahmud, Ghazala ^a   Fatima, Saba ^a   Sultana, Mohsina ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy loss; Electrical vacuum aspiration; Manual vacuum aspiration

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLIGHTED OVUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VACUUM ASPIRATION; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL VACUUM ASPIRATION; MISSED ABORTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; UTERUS PERFORATION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251509935     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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