Table.
Management of spontaneous miscarriage: randomised controlled trials
| Study | Type of patients | Retained products of conception* | Comparison (A v B) | Success of treatment (%)
|
P value | Complications (%) A v B | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | |||||||
| Nielsen and Hahlin10 | Inevitable and incomplete abortion | 15-50 mm | Expectant managment v surgery | 81/103 (79) | 52/52 (100) | >0.5 | 3 v 11 | >0.5 |
| Chipchase and James13 | Incomplete abortion | 5-25 mm | Expectant managment v surgery | 19/19 (100) | 16/16 (100) | >0.5 | 0.5 v 0.6 | >0.5 |
| De Jonge et al14 | Inevitable abortion | Uterine size <14 weeks | Medical treament v surgery | 3/23 (13) | 26/27 (96) | <0.05 | ? | — |
| Johnson et al15 | Missed and complete or incomplete abortion | ? | Medical treatment v surgery | 17/17 (100) | 12/12 (100) | >0.5 | 6 v 8 | >0.5 |
| Hinshaw16 | Missed and incomplete abortion | <24 mm and 24-77 mm | Medical treatment v surgery | 33/35 (94) and 54/64 (84) | 70/72 (98) and 96/97 (99) | >0.5 and <0.05 | 3 v 2 | >0.5 |
| Chung et al17 | Missed and incomplete abortion | >5 cm2 (transverse) or >6 cm2 (sagittal) | Medical treatment v surgery | 162/321 (50) | 308/314 (98) | <0.05 | 4 v 5 (short term) and 3 v 7 (medium and long term) | <0.05 and <0.05 |
| Nielsen et al18 | Missed and incomplete abortion | 15-50 mm | Expectant treatment v medical | 47/62 (76) | 49/60 (82) | >0.05 | 5 v 2 | >0.5 |
*
Determined by ultrasonography or other.