Minimal risk of Rh sensitization in induced abortions.
Abdom Surg
; 20(2): 35-6, 1978 Feb.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12261957
ABSTRACT
PIP Evidence from almost 700 consecutive first trimester abortions and 59 random second trimester abortions leads the author to question the need for administering full doses of anti-D globulin to legal abortion patients of Rho-negative blood type routinely. Of 699 first trimester cases, only 17 tested positive for fetal cells. All 17 had less than 2 ml of bleeding, and the remaining cases had no transplacental bleeding; these cases were aborted by curettage. A higher percentage (10%) aborted by saline tested positive, but as in the vacuum curettage group, all bled less than 2 ml. A 20-unit dose, vs. the standard 300-unit dose, is recommended.^ieng
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Pregnancy Trimester, First
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Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
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Prospective Studies
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Abortion, Induced
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Abdom Surg
Year:
1978
Document type:
Article