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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb 15;198(6):626.e1–626.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.045

Table 2.

Outcomes of misoprostol treatment at 30 days for early pregnancy failure stratified by history or absence of prior uterine surgery*

Previous uterine surgery No uterine surgery p-value
Success with single dose of misoprostol 54/78 (69.2%) 293/408 (71.8%) 0.64
Received 2 doses of misoprostol 19/78 (24.4%) 88/410 (21.5%) 0.57
Success with 2nd dose of misoprostol 10/19 (52.6%) 54/88 (61.4%) 0.48
Overall success at 30 days 64/78 (82.1%) 347/408 (85.1%) 0.50
Overall D&C 14/78 (18.0%) 63/410 (15.4%) 0.57
 D&C for persistent gestational sac 8/78 (10.3%) 43/410 (10.5%) 0.95
 D&C for other reasons 6/78 (7.7%) 20/410 (4.9%) 0.28
*

Data missing for 2 subjects at 30 days

Other reasons include bleeding, pain, infection, or patient choice