Table 1 Results of women managed with MVA-LA in an outpatient setting for early miscarriage, n = 131 (n percentage)
Indication for MVA | |
Missed miscarriage | 112 (85 %) |
Incomplete miscarriage | 19 (15 %) |
Mean gestation age by USS (weeks) | |
<9 | 91 (70 %) |
9–12 | 33 (25 %) |
>12 | 7 (5 %) |
Intra-operative analgesia (some patients required multiple analgesics) | |
Cervical block LA | 114 (87 %) |
None | 21 (16 %) |
Morphine | 12 (9 %) |
Entonox® | 6 (5 %) |
Cervical dilatation required | |
Yes | 72 (55 %) |
No | 55 (42 %) |
Not recorded | 4 (3 %) |
Intra-operative complications | |
None | 126 (96 %) |
Uterine perforation (suspected) | 1 (1 %) |
Severe haemorrhage | 0 (0 %) |
Cervical injury | 2 (2 %) |
Vasovagal | 2 (2 %) |
Post-operative analgesia (some patients required multiple drugs) | |
Diclofenac and paracetamol | 107 (82 %) |
Codeine | 4 (3 %) |
Morphine/pethidine | 8 (6 %) |
Entonox® | 18 (14 %) |
None | 10 (8 %) |
Post-operative complications | |
None reported | 129 (98 %) |
RPOC | 1 (1 %) |
USS to confirm complete evacuation | 1 (1 %) |