CONSULTANT REPORT INCOMPLETE ABORTIONS TREATED AT JAHANSHAH SALEH HOSPITAL IN TEHRAN, IRAN FROM MAY 14, 1973

In the period from May, 1973 to April, 1974, one hundred patients were trea ted for incomple te abortion at the ]ahanshah Saleh Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Patients admitted to th e hospital were from 4 to 28 weeks' gestation and were routinely administered analgestics before the abortion was...

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Main Author: Yahya Behjatnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1978-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/9127.pdf&manuscript_id=9127
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Summary:In the period from May, 1973 to April, 1974, one hundred patients were trea ted for incomple te abortion at the ]ahanshah Saleh Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Patients admitted to th e hospital were from 4 to 28 weeks' gestation and were routinely administered analgestics before the abortion was completed by D&C. The D&C took about 10 minutes and the patient was usually able to go home that same day: Twenty-four women (24 .0%) experienced complicatio n(s) including blood loss, fever requiring antibiotic treatment, and pelvic infection.
ISSN:0044-6025