title: Reduced incidence of postoperative endometritis by the use of Laminaria tents in connection with first trimester abortion.
abstract: A Laminaria tent was inserted in the cervical canal of 115 primigravidae prior to vacuum aspiration in the first trimester. A mean dilatation of 9.7 mm was thereby achieved. Only 2 of these patients were treated by antibiotics due to 'mild' endometritis, as compared with 10 of 130 control patients due to endometritis and 7 patients due to 'mild' endometritis. Three non-treated control patients had to undergo laparoscopy due to perforation of the uterus during dilatation of the cervical canal. It is concluded that pre-treatment with the Laminaria tent prior to vacuum aspiration reduces the incidence of per- and post-operative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bryman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Granberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norström
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D004716:Endometritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007795:Laminaria; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012624:Seaweed