Miscarriage
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be conducted at Ward 17, De Zoysa Maternity Hospital, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka.
Simple randomization will be used to allocate eligible participants to the study arms.
The intervention ar
Sponsors
De Zoysa Hospital for Women
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of miscarriage of less than 13 weeks POA (period of amenorrhea) 2. No documented febrile illness 3. Haemodynamically stable patients without any acute medical or surgical problems
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with features suggestive of septic miscarriage 2. Patients who have the history of bleeding disorders/ anticoagulant therapy 3. Patients found to have molar pregnancies 4. Patients who are not willing to participate in the study 5. Patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Estimated blood loss and need for blood transfusion - using visual estimation of the number of soaked towels or sanitary pads and amount of blood clots in kidney tray, and haemoglobin concentration 24 hours post-procedure. [Immediately post procedure, and at the end of 24 hours. ] Need for repeated evacuation (endometrial thickening more than 10mm on ultra sound scan of the abdomen at 12 hours post-procedure) [12 hours post procedure] Post-operative pain using a visual pain analogue scale. [6 hours post procedure] Cervical trauma (on visualization of the cervix post-procedure) [Immediately post procedure ] Duration of procedure (in minutes) [ At the end of the procedure.] Duration of hospital stay [At discharge] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [None] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. E. Ethayarooban
Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Outcome results
None listed