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Table 1 Demographic and clinical details of women undergoing mid-trimester TOP by method of termination

From: Audit of short term outcomes of surgical and medical second trimester termination of pregnancy

 

Medical

n= 51

Surgical

n= 133

P

 

n

%

n

%

 

Age (yrs)

     

   <20

4

8

32

24

 

   20-24

12

24

37

28

 

   25-29

6

12

22

16

 

   30-34

11

22

16

12

 

   35-39

12

24

16

12

 

   ≥40

6

12

10

7

0.04

   Median (IQR)

31

(24-38)

24

(20-32)

<0.001

Ethnicity

     

   European

19

37

47

35

 

   Maori

4

8

17

13

 

   Pacific

12

24

35

26

 

   Asian

14

27

28

21

 

   Other

2

4

5

4

 

   Unknown

0

 

1

1

0.9

Parity

     

   Nulliparous

22

43

71

53

 

   Parous

25

49

53

40

 

   Unknown

4

8

9

7

0.5

Previous caesarean section

     

   Yes

7

14

15

11

 

   No

35

69

107

80

 

   Unknown

9

18

11

8

0.2

Previous TOP

     

   No

31

61

88

66

 

   Yes

16

31

36

27

 

   Unknown

4

8

9

7

0.8

Indication for TOP

     

   Maternal mental or physical health

411

80

1332

100

 

   Intrauterine death

5

10

0

0

 

   Spontaneous rupture of membranes

5

10

0

0

 

Gestation (wks)

     

   13

0

 

6

5

 

   14

4

8

35

26

 

   15

3

6

31

23

 

   16

6

12

36

27

 

   17

8

16

23

17

 

   18

14

27

1

1

 

   19

14

27

1

1

 

   20

2

4

0

 

<0.001

   Median (IQR)

18

(16-19)

15

(14-16)

<0.001

  1. 1 Includes two TOP for maternal physical health and 21 TOPs for adjustment disorder with depressed mood following a diagnosis of fetal abnormality
  2. 2 Includes 114 TOPs for adjustment disorder with depressed mood following a diagnosis of fetal abnormality