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Vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortion.

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This study established the effectiveness and safety of vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortion by treating all cases of abortion over a three months period from November, 1967, to January, 1968.
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This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 1969-09-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Incomplete Abortion & Vacuum aspiration.

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Treatment of Miscarriage: Current Practice and Rationale

TL;DR: Current treatment of miscarriage in Finland is not based on controlled studies and all aspects of care, from best care provider to various interventions, urgently need further evaluation by trials.
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Surgical procedures to evacuate incomplete abortion.

TL;DR: Vacuum aspiration is safe, quick to perform, and less painful than sharp curettage, and should be recommended for use in the management of incomplete abortion.
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Surgical procedures for evacuating incomplete miscarriage

TL;DR: Vacuum aspiration is safe, quick to perform, and less painful than sharp curettage, and should be recommended for use in the management of incomplete miscarriage, according to the results based on data from only one study.
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Expectant, medical, or surgical treatment of spontaneous abortion in first trimester of pregnancy? A pooled quantitative literature evaluation.

TL;DR: Expectant management of spontaneous abortion in the first trimester is safe and effective for many afebrile patients whose blood pressure and heart rate are stable and who have no excess bleeding or unacceptable pain.
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The need for repeat evacuation of retained products of conception: How common is it?

TL;DR: It is important to minimise the recurrence of repeat evacuations through the use of medical management, improved training and local guidelines, which in turn should lower the risk of further complications associated with a surgical procedure.
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The vacuum aspiration method for interruption of early pregnancy

TL;DR: The vacuum aspiration method has proved to have the following advantages: less loss of blood, shorter duration of the procedure, less pain, and fewer and milder early or late complications.
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Termination of pregnancy by vacuum aspiration

TL;DR: The more advanced the pregnancy, the greater the risk of complications and serious blood-loss and the more difficult the operation.
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Therapeutic abortion by vacuum aspiration

TL;DR: In comparison with evacuation by means of a curette or ovum forceps this method has the advantages that less dilatation of the cervix is required, that there is less risk of perforations of the uterus, and that blood loss is reduced.