Uterotonics and uterine evacuation for management of abortion-related complications by severity†
| Management of complications | Total (N=7983) | Severity of abortion-related complications | ||||
| Mild (N=3693) | Moderate (N=3948) | Potentially life-threatening complications (N=245) | Severe maternal outcomes (N=97) | P value | ||
| Uterotonics | 315 (3.9) | 183 (4.9) | 116 (2.9) | 8 (3.3) | 8 (8.3) | <0.0001 |
| Uterine evacuation | 2565 (32.1) | 1161 (31.4) | 1299 (32.9) | 82 (33.5) | 23 (23.7) | |
| Both uterotonics and uterine evacuation | 4872 (61) | 2206 (59.7) | 2460 (62.4) | 148 (60.4) | 58 (59.8) | |
| Other | 90 (1.1) | 47 (1.3) | 31 (0.8) | 5 (2) | 7 (7.2) | |
| None | 141 (1.8) | 96 (2.6) | 42 (1.1) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (1) | |
*P value <0.0001 based on χ2 for each management category by severity.
†Mutually exclusive.