The aim of this work is to compare the effectiveness of vaginal versus sub-lingual misoprostol for medical treatment of the second trimester missed miscarriage
In women with second trimester-missed miscarriage, sublingual misoprostol may be as vaginal misoprostol in the achievement of successful miscarriage so our aim was to compare the effectiveness of vaginal versus sub-lingual misoprostol for medical treatment of the second trimester missed miscarriage.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
All patients will receive three doses of sublingual misoprostol every four hours The first dose of misoprostol 800 mcg will be administrated at the hospital. Then the patient will be observed for 1 hour for any immediate adverse reaction Clear instructions about the method and timing of second dose will be given upon sending home. Two doses of misoprostol 800 mcg each (four tablets of 200 mcg per dose). Paracetamol, eight hourly, will be provided as analgesic or antipyretic. A specimen bottle to collect the POC if passed out. Two pairs of disposable gloves. Pre-filled histopathological examination form to be sent to the laboratory together with the products of conception
All patients will receive three doses of vaginal misoprostol every four hours The first dose of misoprostol 800 mcg will be administrated at the hospital. Then the patient will be observed for 1 hour for any immediate adverse reaction Clear instructions about the method and timing of the second dose will be given upon sending home. Paracetamol, eight hourly, will be provided as analgesic or antipyretic
Aswan University Hospital
Aswān, Egypt
Completeness of abortion
expulsion of Products of conception by visual inspection
Time frame: 7 days
Successful medical abortion
cervical os is closed with endometrial thickness of less than 15 mm
Time frame: 7 days
Bleeding pattern following treatment
This will be assessed by hemoglobin(g/dl) and haematocrit level after the treatment , if the patients required blood transfusion and number of units transfused and number of days of bleeding
Time frame: 7 days
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