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Table 3 Comparison of severe morbidities between misoprostol users and non-users

From: Severe morbidities associated with induced abortions among misoprostol users and non-users in a tertiary public hospital in Ghana

Morbidity

Misoprostol users

Misoprostol non-users

p value

 

N = 126

N = 126

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Severe hemorrhage

46 (36.5)

34 (27.0)

0.10

Septicaemia

53 (42.1)

40 (31.8)

0.09

Deranged liver or kidney function tests

10 (7.9)

4 (3.2)

0.17*

Laparotomy

1 (0.79)

2 (1.6)

1.00*

Prolonged hospital stay

74 (58.7)

60 (47.6)

0.08

Any severe morbidity

100 (79.4)

82 (65.1)

0.01

  1. *Fisher’s exact test.