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Feb 02, 2011 News
– Survey
According to a research done by officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) medical complications resulting from incomplete abortions are most likely to affect single women and those of Amerindian descent.
The research stated that of the 135 patients analyzed; 18.5 percent encountered post abortion complications. Of those, 8.8 percent received blood and 7.7 percent developed post-abortion infection; while 2.2 had both.
Fortunately, none of the cases was reported as detrimental.
Post-abortal complications, and more specifically need for blood, was said to have been most common among single women.
The research further stated that women who were highly educated had a lower level of complication as opposed to those who had only a primary level education.
However, it has been revealed that neither a patient’s age, history of previous abortion, nor the gestational age was associated with increased risk of development of complications during abortion.
According to officials of the GPHC, the research was carried out with the aim of determining the most common outcomes of patients with incomplete abortions and to ascertain the factors contributing to blood transfusions among patients.
A prospective study was conducted on all women who were admitted to the GPHC with incomplete abortions during the period of August 31, 2009 to October 31, 2009. Data were collected through interviews and medical charts.
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