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Table 2 Termination of pregnancy outcomes

From: Comparing the outcomes of termination of second trimester pregnancy with a live fetus using intravaginal misoprostol between women with and without previous cesarean section

 

Previous cesarean Sect. (80)

No previous cesarean Sect. (158)

P value

Fetal weight (gm)

322.44 ± 183.29

380.90 ± 220.75

0.097

Fetal delivery interval (min)

1530.72 ± 1776.63

1279.18 ± 1035.69

0.170

Placental delivery interval (min)

1486.13 ± 1601.51

1314.90 ± 1044.98

0.325

Failure to fetal delivery within 48 h .

7 (8.8%)

12 (7.6%)

0.756

Complete abortion

69 (86.3%)

138 (87.3%)

0.813

Rate of fetal delivery for all at

   

 12 h

27 (33.8%)

52 (32.9%)

0.897

 24 h

59 (73.8%)

113 (71.5%)

0.716

 36 h

67 (83.8%)

139 (88.0%)

0.367

 48 h

73 (91.3%)

147 (93.0%)

0.622

 > 48 h

80 (100.0%)

158 (100.0%)

-

Rate of fetal delivery for success cases (fetal delivery within 48 h) at

   

 12 h

27 (37.0%)

52 (35.4%)

0.814

 24 h

59 (80.8%)

113 (76.9%)

0.504

 36 h

67 (91.8%)

139 (94.6%)

0.427

 48 h

73 (100.0%)

147 (100.0%)

-

Total misoprostol dose (mcg)

1155.0 ± 967.30

1064.56 ± 762.92

0.432