Management of miscarriage: expectant, medical, or surgical? Results of randomised controlled trial (miscarriage treatment (MIST) trial).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To ascertain whether a clinically important difference exists in the incidence of gynaecological infection between surgical management and expectant or medical management of miscarriage.

Design

Randomised controlled trial comparing medical and expectant management with surgical management of first trimester miscarriage.

Setting

Early pregnancy assessment units of seven hospitals in the United Kingdom.

Participants

Women of less than 13 weeks' gestation, with a diagnosis of early fetal demise or incomplete miscarriage.

Interventions

Expectant management (no specific intervention); medical management (vaginal dose of misoprostol preceded, for women with early fetal demise, by oral mifepristone 24-48 hours earlier); surgical management (surgical e

SUBMITTER: Trinder J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1471967 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature