title: Vaginal cleansing at vacuum aspiration abortion does not reduce the risk of postoperative infection.
abstract: Does a thorough vaginal cleansing with bactericidal solutions prior to induced first-trimester vacuum aspiration abortion reduce the frequency of postabortal pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? To answer this question we compared the frequency of PID in 372 women where a thorough preoperative vaginal cleansing with a bactericidal solution was undertaken at abortion with that in 350 women where the upper part of the vagina was swabbed with a pad moistened with a 0.9% saline solution. A postoperative PID was recorded in 25 (6.7%) of the former women and in 23 (6.6%) of the latter women.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014619:Vacuum Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride