Muzsnai 1979 d.
Methods | Random assignment. After completion of 50 patients in group I and II, the remaining patients were assigned to both groups, because of favourable outcome. | |
Participants | 285 pregnant women (group I: 205, group II: 80) Inclusion criteria: 16‐24 weeks of gestation. Exclusion criteria: history of uterine surgery. |
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Interventions | Group I: PGF2α (20mg) + 25 mL 20% NaCl (5g), intra‐amniotic. All amniotic fluid removed. Group II: PGF2α (20mg) + 100 mL 10% NaCl (10g), intra‐amniotic. 100mL amniotic fluid removed. All patients received i.v. oxytocin stimulation 40 mU/min. |
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Outcomes | Instillation to abortion time, abortion interval, complications, side‐effects. | |
Notes | Definition of abortion: none given. Incomplete abortion: if placenta was not expelled within 2h after delivery of the fetus, of if haemorrhage occurred. Failure of abortion: if fetus was not expelled within 48h. The procedure was then repeated. Instillation abortion interval: time from amniocentesis to expulsion of fetus. No major complications described. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | B ‐ unclear |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | |
Free of other bias? | Low risk | No statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of maternal age, gestational age and parity. |