surgical abortion

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Complications

administration of misoprostol prior to suction abortion not helpful
- causes more abdominal pain & preprocedural vaginal bleeding
- may increase risk of uterine perforation (rare)
- may reduce incidence of incomplete abortion requiring reevacuation^[2]

↑ ICD9
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Meirik O et al. Complications of first-trimester abortion by vacuum aspiration after cervical preparation with and without misoprostol: A multicentre randomised trial. Lancet 2012 Mar 8 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22405255 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61937-5/fulltext