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. 2020 Jul 19;5(7):e002372. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002372

Table 2.

Among postabortion patients (treated for complications of induced abortion or miscarriage) per cent estimated by facility respondents to be treated for specific types of complications, by state, 2015

Type of complication* Assam Bihar Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh
Incomplete abortion from MA 65 51 48 47 33 59
Incomplete abortion from any other procedure 17 32 22 21 23 25
Prolonged/abnormal bleeding 15 30 31 44 27 32
Infection of uterus/surrounding areas 4 16 9 10 12 15
Injury/perforation/laceration 2 9 3 3 6 4
Sepsis 3 5 4 3 7 5
Shock 1 4 3 2 3 3

*A patient may have more than one type of complication; the per cent values do not sum to 100% for each state.

MA, medication abortion.