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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The relative safety of suction curettage abortions performed with either local or general anesthesia has not been clearly established. To compare the safety of these two anesthetic techniques, we studied 36,430 women who received local anesthetics and 17,725 who received general anesthetics for this operation in the United States from 1971 through 1975. The aggregated major complication rates for the two groups were similar, but there were significant differences between local and general anesthesia for specific complications and treatments. Local anesthesia was associated with higher rates of febrile and convulsive morbidity; however, general anesthesia was associated with higher rates of hemorrhage, cervical injury, and uterine perforation. Both anesthetic techniques appear to be safe, with similar degrees of overall safety, although each is associated with a different spectrum of complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
135
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1030-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:517587-Abdomen, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Abortion, Induced, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Anesthesia, General, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Anesthesia, Local, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Blood Transfusion, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Cervix Uteri, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Dilatation and Curettage, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Female, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Fever, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Laparotomy, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Pregnancy Trimester, First, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Risk, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Sutures, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Uterine Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Uterine Perforation, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Uterine Rupture, pubmed-meshheading:517587-Vacuum Curettage
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Local versus general anesthesia: which is safer for performing suction curettage abortions?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study