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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2019

Comparison of Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction of Vaginal Versus Oral Misoprostol in Treatment of Missed Miscarriage.

Elham Mohammadi, Geetha Jayaprakash, Afshin Shiva, Nader Motallebzadeh

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Elham MohammadiRR College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore, India.
Geetha JayaprakashDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, RR College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore, India.
Afshin ShivaDepartment of Pharmacy, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Nader MotallebzadehRR College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore, India.

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Abstract

backgroundIn recent years' medical management with misoprostol is an effective alternative to surgical evacuation. But there is a dearth of evidence to reveal the effectiveness of the different routes of misoprostol and satisfaction rate among the patients treated with these routes.

aimThis study was conducted to compare the effectiveness and patient's satisfaction rate of vaginal versus oral misoprostol.

methodsIt was a prospective non-interventional study. One hundred women of having missed abortion confirmed by ultrasonography examination were enrolled in the trial. Fifty-eight subjects were administered 200 mcg of oral and 42 subjects received 200 mcg of vaginal misoprostol every four hours up to four doses. If complete expulsion did not occur 12 hours after the last dose, the surgical evacuation was done.

resultsThere was no significant statistical difference between the effectiveness of treatment with vaginal (78.57%) and oral misoprostol (79.31%) (p = 0.928). The difference between Patients' satisfaction at the time of discharge for the vaginal group (64.29%) and oral group (65.52%) was not statistically significant (P = 0.991). There was an increase in patients' satisfaction for both groups at the follow-up session, but still, the difference was not significant (P = 0.897).

conclusionThis study confirms that there is no statistical difference between the effectiveness and patient satisfaction of oral and vaginal misoprostol in the treatment of missed abortion.

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Missed abortionOral misoprostolPatient’s satisfactionVaginal misoprostol

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PMID30976339
PMCPMC6454167

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