Complications Associated with First -trimester Surgical Abortion at Ain Shams Maternity Hospital over the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017

Abstract

his study aimed to examine the prevalence of minor and major complications associated with surgical methods of first trimester abortion and to assess the morbidity and the maternal mortality rate at Ain Shams Maternity Hospital between (January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017). In this study, we collected 1003 files of patients to whom surgical evacuation was indicated after first trimestric abortion, we found that 221 cases (22.0%) were inevitable abortion, 362 cases (36.1%) were missed abortion, 366 cases (36.5%) were incomplete abortion, 46 cases (4.6%) were septic abortion, 6 cases (0.6%) were induced abortion and there were 2 cases of abortions complicated with septic abortion, inevitable and missed. According to inclusion Criteria of our study: 1- All Pregnant Females diagnosed antenatally with first trimester abortion (missed, inevitable, incomplete) confirmed by ultrasonography. 2- Retrospective reviews of patient records for complications experienced by women underwent surgical abortion at ≤12 weeks’ gestation.