A randomised trial evaluating pain and bleeding after a first trimester miscarriage treated surgically or medically.
Miscarriage treated surgically and medically were compared in a randomised controlled trial evaluating pain and bleeding. Surgery is associated with less pain (P < 0.03) and vaginal bleeding (duration and severity, P = 0.001) than medical treatment, fewer daily hospital attendances (2.5 compared with three, P = 0.04) but a greater drop in haemoglobin concentration (difference, 1 g/dl; CI95% = 0.3-1.6).
Johnson
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N
Department of Obstetrics, Leeds Infirmary, UK.
Priestnall
M
M
Marsay
T
T
Ballard
P
P
Watters
J
J
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*