Types of management by severity of abortion-related 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) | ||
| Uterotonics* | 5187 (64.9) | 2389 (64.7) | 2576 (65.3) | 156 (63.7) | 66 (68) |
| Misoprostol | 2207 (42.6) | 709 (29.7) | 1470 (57.1) | 20 (12.8) | 8 (12.1) |
| Oxytocin | 801 (15.4) | 366 (15.3) | 364 (14.1) | 56 (35.9) | 15 (22.7) |
| Oxytocin and ergometrine | 782 (15.1) | 328 (13.7) | 402 (15.6) | 34 (21.8) | 18 (27.3) |
| Ergometrine | 712 (13.7) | 536 (22.4) | 145 (5.6) | 20 (12.8) | 11 (16.7) |
| Misoprostol and oxytocin | 340 (6.6) | 217 (9.1) | 99 (3.8) | 99 (3.8) | 217 (9.1) |
| Misoprostol and ergometrine | 194 (3.7) | 156 (6.5) | 35 (1.4) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (3) |
| Misoprostol, oxytocin and ergometrine | 135 (2.6) | 69 (2.9) | 56 (2.2) | 6 (3.9) | 4 (6.1) |
| Other | 16 (0.31) | 8 (0.33) | 5 (0.19) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) |
| Uterine evacuation* | 7437 (93.2) | 3367 (91.2) | 3759 (95.2) | 230 (93.9) | 81 (83.5) |
| Vacuum aspiration | 5009 (67.4) | 2010 (59.7) | 2818 (74.9) | 127 (55.2) | 54 (66.7) |
| Dilation and curettage (D&C) | 2360 (31.7) | 1330 (39.5) | 913 (24.3) | 91 (39.6) | 26 (32.1) |
| Both vacuum aspiration and D&C | 42 (0.56) | 12 (0.36) | 17 (0.45) | 12 (5.2) | 1 (1.2) |
| Other | 26 (0.35) | 15 (0.45) | 11 (0.29) | 0 | 0 |
| Blood transfusion* | 261 (3.3) | 32 (0.87) | 104 (2.6) | 99 (40.4) | 26 (26.8) |
| 1 unit | 83 (31.8) | 10 (31.3) | 41 (39.4) | 28 (28.3) | 4 (15.4) |
| 2 units | 125 (47.9) | 16 (50) | 52 (50) | 47 (47.5) | 10 (28.5) |
| 3 units or more | 53 (20.3) | 6 (18.8) | 11 (10.6) | 24 (24.2) | 12 (46.2) |
| Surgical procedures* | 38 (0.48) | 13 (0.35) | 12 (0.30) | 5 (2) | 8 (8.3) |
| Laparoscopy | 4 (10.5) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (16.7) | 0 | 1 (12.5) |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 10 (26.3) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (40) | 1 (12.5) |
| Hysterectomy | 24 (63.2) | 7 (53.9) | 8 (66.7) | 3 (60) | 6 (75) |
| Antibiotics received for prophylaxis or treatment* | 5299 (66.4) | 2114 (57.2) | 2906 (73.6) | 207 (84.5) | 72 (74.2) |
| Admission to intensive care unit* | 33 (0.4) | 8 (0.22) | 5 (0.13) | 6 (2.5) | 14 (14.4) |
*P value<0.0001.
†Not mutually exclusive.