Table 3. Surgical methods used for removal of retained products of conception after incomplete abortion by year and hospital in three hospitals in Malawi, 2008–2012a.
| Year | Method used | Chiradzulu (n = 582) | Mangochi (n = 454) | QECHc (n = 738) | All hospitals (n = 1774) |
| 2008 (n = 399) | MVAd | 28 (32.9) | 9 (9.0) | 135 (63.1) | 172 (43.1) |
| D&Ce | 57 (67.1) | 91 (91.0) | 79 (36.9) | 227 (56.9) | |
| 2009 (n = 378) | MVAd | 21 (18.6) | 128 (74.4) | 47 (50.5) | 196 (51.9) |
| D&Ce | 92 (81.4) | 44 (25.6) | 46 (49.5) | 182 (48.1) | |
| 2010 (n = 225) | MVAd | 12 (15.2) | 39 (92.9) | 75 (72.1) | 126 (56.0) |
| D&C e | 67 (84.8) | 3 (7.1) | 29 (27.9) | 99 (44.0) | |
| 2011(n = 224) | MVAd | 7 (6.0) | 37 (54.4) | 12 (30.0) | 56 (25.0) |
| D&Ce | 109 (94.0) | 31 (45.6) | 28 (70.0) | 168 (75.0) | |
| 2012 (n = 548) | MVAd | 9 (4.8) | 25 (34.7) | 22 (7.7) | 56 (10.2) |
| D&Ce | 180 (95.2) | 47 (65.3) | 265 (92.3) | 492 (89.8) | |
| All years (n = 1774) | MVAd | 77 (13.2) | 238 (52.4) | 291 (39.4) | 606 (34.2) |
| D&Ce | 505 (86.8) | 216 (47.6) | 447 (60.6) | 1168 (65.8) |
Abortions in 1st trimester b.
a
Numbers are given as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Gestational age up to 12 weeks.
c
Queen Elisabeth Central Hospital (QECH).
d
Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA).
e
Dilatation and sharp Curettage (D&C).