title: First trimester termination of pregnancy: methods in comparison between two European university hospitals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare methods, epidemiological features, and legislations of first trimester termination of pregnancy in two European Union University Hospital: Szeged, Hungary, (UHS) and Rome, Italy (UHR).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 195 women in UHS and 197 women in UHR undergoing a termination of pregnancy, The method used in UHR was electric vacuum aspiration, while in UHS it is chosen according to the patients' features.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean gestational week at the time of interruption was 8.21 ± 0.12 SD for UHS and 9.00 ± 0.08 SD for UHR (p = 0.000 1). Previous artificial termination of pregnancy was 0.40 ± 0.05 SD for UHR, and 0.77 ± 0.07 SD for UHS (p = 0.0001). Foreign women were 32.5% in UHR and 0.5% in UHS. Incidence of side effects was 1% for UHS and 0.5% for UHR. Parity was 2.54 ± 0.12 SD for UHR and 3.00 ± 0.14 SD for UHS (p = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The methods for interruption resulted safe and effective. Antibiotic prophylaxis, routinely provided in UHR, turned out to be effective to pre- vent post-operative infections. Cervical priming with Laminaria is safe, but patient's hospitalization is required. Different legislations may account for some epidemiological differences between the two hospitals.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Filippis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Arpe
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: De Stefano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mèszàros
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Della Vella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minozzi
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007558:Italy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014619:Vacuum Curettage