High failure rates of medical termination of pregnancy after introduction to a large teaching hospital
Received 30 December 2007; received in revised form 15 April 2008; accepted 15 April 2008. published online 04 August 2008.
The success rates of medical termination of pregnancy in two time periods (2000–2001 and 2002–2003) were compared to assess the effectiveness of medical abortion introduction to a large academic tertiary medical center. The success rates were markedly reduced over time (87.0% vs. 79.3%) probably owing to the difficulty in defining clear sonographic criteria for treatment failure and the complexity of a follow-up program implemented at a large teaching hospital by a broad staff with widely varying experience and knowledge of the new procedure.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reprint requests: Daniel S. Seidman, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Israel (FAX: 972-3-535-2081).
D.V. has nothing to disclose. R.M. has nothing to disclose. M.B. has nothing to disclose. M.G. has nothing to disclose. E.S. has nothing to disclose. D.S. has nothing to disclose.
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