Comparison of Dilapan-S and laminaria for cervical priming before surgical pregnancy termination at 17-22 weeks' gestation.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of medical records of three consecutive cohorts of women. All cohorts received a digoxin feticide injection on Day 1. Two cohorts were treated with laminaria, cohort A of 151 women over 1-2 days and cohort B of 52 women over 1-3 days, and cohort C of 151 women was treated with Dilapan-S over 1-3 days.

Comparison of four perioperative misoprostol regimens for surgical termination of first-trimester pregnancy.

Objective: To compare the outcomes of 4 different perioperative misoprostol regimens for surgical termination of first-trimester pregnancy.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of the records of 4000 women (4 cohorts of 1000 each) who underwent surgical termination of pregnancy. The 4 cohorts received: no misoprostol; 200 microg of oral misoprostol 30 minutes preoperatively; 200 microg of sublingual misoprostol 30 minutes preoperatively; or 200 microg of oral misoprostol 3 hours preoperatively plus 200 microg of vaginal misoprostol postoperatively.