Participants
vaginal bleeding, pelvic infection, seizure, asthma, glaucoma, RPOC, sepsis, hypersensitivity
VAGINAL BLEEDING, PELVIC INFECTION, HEPATIC DISORDERS, ASTHMA, INCOMPLETE ABORTION, GLAUCOMA, THROMBOEMBOLISM, SEPSIS, HYPERTENSION, HYPERSENSITIVITY
The eligibility criteria assigned for the patients to enter the study were as follows: gestational period below 12 weeks as confirmed by sonography & Last Menstrual Period (LMP); spontaneous and/or incomplete abortion diagnosed by sonography; and vaginal bleeding history in the current pregnancy that encouraged patients to pursue outpatient treatment to expel RPOC. However, the exclusion criteria that disqualified the patients for the study were the following: hypersensitivity to misoprostol or certain prostaglandins; drug limitations for taking prostaglandins in patients with asthma, glaucoma and hypertension, hepatic disorders, seizure history, history and/or presence of thromboembolism; smoking habits; Intrauterine device (IUD); Hb < 10 mg/dl; temperature > 38º C and finally, pelvic infection or sepsis that caused patient’s discontentment for outpatient treatment. Moreover, an unstable hemodynamic status was considered among the exclusion criteria.