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septic abortion

[′sep·tik ə′bȯr·shən]
(medicine)
An abortion complicated by acute infection of the endometrium.
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Pankaj, "Study of septic abortion cases at a tertiary centre of Uttarakhand," Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, vol.
Factors Associated with Management Outcome of Incomplete Abortion in Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
have previously demonstrated the successful selective reduction of a heterotopic cesarean scar pregnancy in the second trimester; our case report is unique in that it illustrates the subsequent development of septic abortion and attempted conservative management of such a complication.
Selective Reduction of a Heterotopic Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Complicated by Septic Abortion
As of today, there is no reported travel related septic abortion or any human case of Plesiomonas shigelloides-induced septic abortion but an animal case was previously described in a European otter [8].
Plesiomonas shigelloides: An Unusual Cause of Septic Abortion
Among the abortions two of them were septic abortions in Left in situ group.
Contraceptive failure with Copper T380A intrauterine device (IUD): A single tertiary center experience
Induced septic abortion: a major factor in maternal mortality and morbidity.
PATTERN AND DETERMINANTS FOR TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN
The commonest type of abortion at admission was incomplete abortion (87.5%) followed by septic abortion (8.8%), complete abortion (2.2%) and missed abortion (1.6%).
Social networks and decision making for clandestine unsafe abortions: evidence from Kenya
Legalized pregnancy termination and septic abortion mortality in South Africa.
Unwanted pregnancies in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa: examining mortality data on dumped aborted fetuses and babies
The device is associated with a number of rare adverse complications such as spontaneous or septic abortion, urinary tract infection, uterine perforation and migration to adjacent structures.
Bladder stone formation over a partially migrated intrauterine contraceptive device in a patient presenting with cyclical haematuria
Complications of septic abortion caused a quarter of maternal deaths in the years 1927-1935, according to the 1937 McMillan report on abortion.
Conscience 'not always a force for good': women seeking contraception or abortion need nurses with 'conscientious commitment', rather than moral objection, Family Planning's nursing adviser believes
THE inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar yesterday heard she had one of the most severe cases of septic abortion.
Savita died from severe septic shock; inquest
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of azithromycin on septic abortion. Many endogenous agents, such as prostaglandins or cytokines, play a pivotal role during pregnancy [10,17].
Azithromycin prevents pregnancy loss: reducing the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and raising the level of interleukin-10 in rats
Where abortion is legal, safe and accessible, and as the many cultural barriers to care fall away, incomplete or septic abortion is far less likely, and so is the suffering and death that too often ensues.
Access to safe abortion in the developing world: saving lives while advancing rights
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