Table 4.

Distribution of cases according to the outcome of the methods

Outcome	Mifepristone + misoprostol group N = 100 no.	Misoprostol alone group N = 100 no.	P value
Success rate	100	100	–
Complete ab. rate	95	90	<0.05
Placenta retained	05	10	<0.001
Pieces	03	8	<0.001
Whole placenta	02	2	>0.05
Need for oxytocic	05	14	>0.05
Blood loss in ml
<50 ml	59	48	>0.05
50–100 ml	41	51	>0.05
Mean blood loss	61.25 ± 19.67	67.25 ± 20.25
Minimum in ml	25	25
Maximum in ml	100	125
Ensac abortion	12	5	<0.001
Dead	87	90	>0.05
Mean dose of misoprostol required	1,186 ± 291.64	1,736 ± 320.20	<0.001