Abortions: ten years' experience at Kansas University Medical Center

Abstract

Nine hundred twenty-seven abortions occurring in 890 patients treated at the Kansas University Medical Center from Jan. 1, 1948, through Dec. 31, 1957, have been reviewed. During the same period of time, 14,630 deliverics occurred. This gave an incidence of one abortion for each 15.8 deliveries, or 6.3 per cent.The predominant number of the abortions in this series occurred in the 21 to 30 age group.Sixty-two per cent of the patients had had no previous abortions, 25 per cent had had one previous abortions, 8 per cent had had two previous abortions, and 5 per cent had had three or more previous abortions.Seventy-one per cent of the abortions occurred during the first 3 months of gestation. In 70 per cent of the cases no cause of abortion was given. In all but 65 cases tissue was studied.The over-all average number of days in hospital was 5.5. In the group with complete abortion the average number of hospital days was 4.6, and in the group with incomplete abortion, 6 days.There were 376 complete abortions and 551 incomplete abortions; 24.5 per cent of the complete group and 20.3 per cent of the incomplete group were morbid; 27.9 per cent of the patients required transfusions.No correlation could be made between previous gynecologic surgical procedures and the incidence of abortions.