Clinical interventions are more accurate than quantitative measurements for defining hemorrhage with dilation and evacuation.

Objectives: To assess if quantitative blood loss (QBL) with dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedures correlated with clinically relevant outcomes or hemorrhage.

Study Design: We used a de-identified database to review D&E procedures performed at UC Davis Health from April 2019 through March 2020. Surgeons determined QBL during procedures and estimated blood loss, when excessive, during post-procedure recovery.