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OUTPATIENT TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12635.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 84, Issue 7, pages 509–513, July 1977
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Fllshie, G. M. and Sanders, R. R. (1977), OUTPATIENT TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 84: 509–513. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12635.x
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Summary
Termination of pregnancy was performed under local anaesthesia as an outpatient procedure on 251 patients. The gestational ages ranged from 5 to 12 weeks. Either the portable Karman curette equipment or the syringe kits were used. The incidence of complications was low. Only 6 per cent of patients would have preferred general anaesthesia. The optimal gestational age at which to terminate pregnancies appeared to be between 6 and 10 weeks. Ninety-one per cent of patients used effective contraception after the termination.