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Manual vacuum aspiration: a safe alternative for the surgical management of early pregnancy loss
- Source :
- BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 116:1268-1271
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2009.
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Abstract
- Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is an alternative to the standard surgical curettage, performed under local anaesthetic in the setting of a treatment room. The aim of our study was to assess the efficacy of MVA in the management of first trimester early fetal demise and first- and mid-trimester incomplete miscarriage. This was a retrospective study of 246 patients who were scheduled to undergo MVA for first trimester early fetal demise and first- and mid-trimester incomplete miscarriage. One woman was excluded in the analysis because of the procedure being abandoned prior to MVA. Efficacy of the procedure was 94.7% (232/245). Incomplete uterine evacuation was seen in 5.3% (13/245) patients. Although not widely used in the UK, MVA could be considered routinely, thus avoiding general anaesthesia and the need for access to theatre.
Details
- ISSN :
- 14700328
- Volume :
- 116
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........319c59d09b9f88bf4814cb1eba4a48b8