Abortion in adolescents, experience at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital.

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  • Segundo Acho Mego Departamento de Ginecoobstetricia, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Denis Camposano Departamento de Ginecoobstetricia, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Eduardo Canova Departamento de Ginecoobstetricia, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

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https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v51i402

Abstract

OBJETIVE: To determine the incidence, demographic characteristics and complications of abortion in adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective case series, held at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between 2000 and 2003. RESULTS Study type: From a total of 2222 abortions, 325 were adolescents. The incidence in adolescents was 14.7%. Most are concentrated in the age group of 17-19 years (73.6%). 59.4% interrupted their pregnancy before 17 weeks. The most common discharge diagnosis was incomplete abortion (67.1%); 12.8% agreed to have undergone abortion maneuvers and 9.4% had had a previous pregnancy. The most frequent complications were income 54.1% anemia and urinary tract infection 9.4%. CONCLUSION: The abortion occurred more frequently in late adolescence; the most common diagnosis was incomplete abortion and the most common complication of acute anemia.

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2015-05-03

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Acho Mego, S., Camposano, D., & Canova, E. (2015). Abortion in adolescents, experience at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. The Peruvian Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 51(2), 100–104. https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v51i402

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