title: Pattern of acute pelvic inflammatory disease in abortion-related admissions.
abstract: We evaluated 3,066 consecutive women admitted during 1 year to two major hospitals of Kuala Lumpur and the adjacent urban area of Malaysia. Indicators of acute pelvic inflammatory disease were more common among patients with induced abortions. PID was thought to be a major contributor to the higher costs associated with management of patients with induced abortions.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies