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. 2011 Jan 19;2011(1):CD005216. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005216.pub2

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.
Interventions Group I: PGF (20mg) + 25 mL 20% NaCl (5g), intra‐amniotic. All amniotic fluid removed.
Group II: PGF (20mg) + 100 mL 10% NaCl (10g), intra‐amniotic.  100mL amniotic fluid removed.
All patients received i.v. oxytocin stimulation 40 mU/min.
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.
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.