TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of septic abortion
AU - Amy, Jean Jacques
AU - Finkielman, Javier
AU - Stubblefield, Phillip G.
AU - Grimes, David A.
PY - 1994/12/22
Y1 - 1994/12/22
N2 - In their otherwise excellent article (Aug. 4 issue),1 Stubblefield and Grimes mention the means of emptying the uterus in the case of a retained fetus from a midtrimester abortion. Unquestionably, as they state, an “experienced practitioner can usually evacuate the uterus successfully with curettage guided by ultrasonography,” but it should be emphasized that the major part of the retained secundines has to be removed with an ovum forceps. The suction curette will help mainly at the end of the procedure, to remove smaller fragments of tissue. Prostaglandins are highly effective in terminating second-trimester abortion, but they may. . .
AB - In their otherwise excellent article (Aug. 4 issue),1 Stubblefield and Grimes mention the means of emptying the uterus in the case of a retained fetus from a midtrimester abortion. Unquestionably, as they state, an “experienced practitioner can usually evacuate the uterus successfully with curettage guided by ultrasonography,” but it should be emphasized that the major part of the retained secundines has to be removed with an ovum forceps. The suction curette will help mainly at the end of the procedure, to remove smaller fragments of tissue. Prostaglandins are highly effective in terminating second-trimester abortion, but they may. . .
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199412223312512
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199412223312512
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7832897
AN - SCOPUS:0028778824
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 331
SP - 1716
EP - 1717
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 25
ER -