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Table 2 The relative number and share of complications in each abortion method between 2008 and 2015. The complications are categorized as incomplete abortion, bleeding or infection

From: Complications related to induced abortion: a combined retrospective and longitudinal follow-up study

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

n (%)

Complications following Medical Abortions < 12 weeks

13 (4.2)

13 (4.2)

25 (8.0)

24 (6.2)

36 (8.3)

55 (8.8)

47 (7.6)

57 (8.2)

270 (7.3)

 Incomplete Abortions

8

6

17

11

17

32

27

35

153

 Bleeding

4

5

3

7

13

14

12

14

72

 Infections

1

2

5

6

6

9

8

8

45

Complications following Surgical Abortions

11 (6.6%)

6 (4.2%)

4 (3.0%)

7 7.1%)

7 (8.0%)

6 (7.3%)

2 (2.1%)

2 (3.6%)

45 (5.2%)

 Incomplete Abortions

5

3

1

0

2

2

1

1

15

 Bleeding

0

0

0

2

1

1

0

0

4

 Infections

6

3

3

5

4

3

1

1

26

Complications following Medical Abortions > 12 weeks

2 (3.5%)

4 (8.3%)

2 (6.3%)

3 (6.0%)

2 (3.6%)

1 (1.9%)

3 (7.9%)

1 (1.9%)

18 (4.7%)

 Incomplete Abortions

0

0

1

2

2

0

3

1

9

 Bleeding

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

3

 Infections

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

6