An approach to evaluate the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol administered for a rapid management of first trimester spontaneous onset incomplete abortion, in comparison to surgical curettage

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 288, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1243-1248

  Patua, Bijan ^a   Dasgupta, Mandira ^b   Bhattacharyya, Sanjoy Kumar ^a   Bhattacharya, Sohini ^a   Hasan, Shirazee Hasibul ^b   Saha, Sudip ^b  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Abortion; Incomplete; Management; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889088561     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2894-9     Document Type: Article

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