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Table 3 Comparisons of adverse outcomes between the two groups

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

Fever

35 (43.8%)

69 (43.7%)

0.991

Chill

29 (36.3%)

54 (34.2%)

0.751

Nausea

0 (0.0%)

8 (5.1%)

0.035

Vomiting

0 (0.0%)

5 (3.2%)

0.126

Diarrhea

11 (13.8%)

26 (16.5%)

0.586

Oxytocin requirement

5 (6.3%)

21 (13.3%)

0.100

Intravenous analgesia requirement

36 (45.0%)

62 (32.9%)

0.394

Estimated blood loss (ml)

  

0.364

 < 50 ml; n/N (%)

5/80 (6.3%)

4/158 (6.3%)

 

 50–499 ml; n/N (%)

74/80 (92.5%)

152/158 (96.2%)

 

 ≥500 ml; n/N (%)

1/80 (1.3%)

2/158 (1.3%)

 

Curettage required (%)

10 (12.5%)

19 (12.0%)

0.916

Uterine rupture (%)

1 (1.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0.336