Journal article
The risk of serious complications from induced abortion: Do personal characteristics make a difference?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, v 153(1), pp 14-20
01 Sep 1985
PMID: 4036997
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Abstract
We examined the age, gestational age, parity, race, and number of previous spontaneous and induced abortions of 82,030 women who obtained abortions at ≤24 weeks' gestation. Among these women, 342 (0.4%) had serious complications, including 130 (0.2%) with fever ≥38° C for 3 or more days, 172 (0.2%) who required transfusions, 67 (0.1%) who required unintended surgery, and three who died. Factors significantly (p < 0.05) associated with serious complications varied by period of gestation, including previous induced abortions (adjusted relative risk = 1.57, 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 2.40) for procedures done at ≤12 weeks' gestation, advancing age (relative risk for a 5-year increment = 1.12, 95% confidence interval = 1.01 to 1.24), and advancing gestational age (relative risk for a 2-week increment = ·1.50, 95% confidence interval = 1.43 to 1.57) for procedures done at >12 weeks, and ≥1 previous delivery (relative risk = 1.34, 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 1.75) for all gestational ages. Although Hispanic women had higher rates of complications compared with white women, data were not available to control for socioeconomic status in comparing race groups. There was no significant association between previous spontaneous abortions and serious complications. Risk patterns were similar, but not identical, when fever, operation, and transfusion were considered separately.
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- Title
- The risk of serious complications from induced abortion: Do personal characteristics make a difference?
- Creators
- James W. Buehler - United States Public Health ServiceKenneth F. Schulz - United States Public Health ServiceDavid A. Grimes - United States Public Health ServiceCarol J.R. Hogue - United States Public Health Service
- Publication Details
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, v 153(1), pp 14-20
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1985AQU2800003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0021984556
- Other Identifier
- 991021895673404721
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