title: Laminaria and sulprostone in second trimester pregnancy termination for fetal abnormalities.
abstract: The efficacy and safety of intracervical placement of laminaria and intravenous prostaglandin E2 (sulprostone) infusion for termination of second-trimester pregnancies with abnormal fetuses was investigated. One hundred and six pregnant women at 13-29 weeks' gestation with fetal anomalies underwent laminaria tent insertion into the cervical canal on admission. The next morning, Sulprostone infusion was started at a rate of 16 microg/h and increased by 16 microg/h every 30 min to induce uterine contractions. Induction-to-abortion time (IAT), success and complete abortion rates, and sulprostone-related side effects were registered. The overall success and complete abortion rates within 24 h were 91.5 and 80.2%, respectively. The mean IAT was 12.1+/-7.6 h. The incidence of nausea and/or vomiting was 17.9%, with 1.7 episodes per case. Diarrhea and fever (9.5%) were not common. Laminaria tent insertion plus sulprostone infusion was an effective and safe regimen for second-trimester termination of pregnancy with live fetuses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hwa
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007795:Laminaria; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; C016767:sulprostone; D015232:Dinoprostone