Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics

Objective. To determine whether there is a difference in intraoperative bleeding with inhalational versus noninhalational anesthetic agents for patients undergoing suction dilatation and curettage for first-trimester induced abortion. Methods. This is an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of th...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Camille A. Clare, Gabrielle E. Hatton, Neela Shrestha, Michael Girshin, Andre Broumas, Danielle Carmel, Mario A. Inchiosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4051896
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849306214835421184
author Camille A. Clare
Gabrielle E. Hatton
Neela Shrestha
Michael Girshin
Andre Broumas
Danielle Carmel
Mario A. Inchiosa
author_facet Camille A. Clare
Gabrielle E. Hatton
Neela Shrestha
Michael Girshin
Andre Broumas
Danielle Carmel
Mario A. Inchiosa
author_sort Camille A. Clare
collection DOAJ
description Objective. To determine whether there is a difference in intraoperative bleeding with inhalational versus noninhalational anesthetic agents for patients undergoing suction dilatation and curettage for first-trimester induced abortion. Methods. This is an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of the electronic medical records of patients undergoing induced abortion at gestational ages between 5 0/7 and 14 0/7 weeks of pregnancy at the New York City Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. The records of 138 patients who underwent suction dilatation and curettage for induced abortion between June 2012 and June 2014 were reviewed for an association between anesthetic technique and intraoperative hemorrhage. Twenty patients received inhalational anesthetic agents, while 118 received intravenous anesthetics. Blood loss was estimated by the operating gynecologists. Results. The mean intraoperative blood loss for inhalational anesthetics (113.6 ml) was significantly higher than with noninhalational agents (40.2 ml) (p=0.007). Age, body mass index, and gestational age were not statistically different between the groups; the number of methylergonovine doses at induced abortion trended higher with inhalation anesthetics. Conclusions. The difference in blood loss between the two types of anesthetic techniques was statistically significant. These findings may be important for patients with significant anemia or at an increased risk of bleeding, such as those with unrecognized coagulopathies.
format Article
id doaj-art-391eca611c764d2e97184a6d4bae58da
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-6962
1687-6970
language English
publishDate 2018-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Anesthesiology Research and Practice
spelling doaj-art-391eca611c764d2e97184a6d4bae58da2025-08-20T03:55:11ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69621687-69702018-01-01201810.1155/2018/40518964051896Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of AnestheticsCamille A. Clare0Gabrielle E. Hatton1Neela Shrestha2Michael Girshin3Andre Broumas4Danielle Carmel5Mario A. Inchiosa6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USADepartment of Surgery, The University of Texas at Houston/UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USAObjective. To determine whether there is a difference in intraoperative bleeding with inhalational versus noninhalational anesthetic agents for patients undergoing suction dilatation and curettage for first-trimester induced abortion. Methods. This is an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of the electronic medical records of patients undergoing induced abortion at gestational ages between 5 0/7 and 14 0/7 weeks of pregnancy at the New York City Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. The records of 138 patients who underwent suction dilatation and curettage for induced abortion between June 2012 and June 2014 were reviewed for an association between anesthetic technique and intraoperative hemorrhage. Twenty patients received inhalational anesthetic agents, while 118 received intravenous anesthetics. Blood loss was estimated by the operating gynecologists. Results. The mean intraoperative blood loss for inhalational anesthetics (113.6 ml) was significantly higher than with noninhalational agents (40.2 ml) (p=0.007). Age, body mass index, and gestational age were not statistically different between the groups; the number of methylergonovine doses at induced abortion trended higher with inhalation anesthetics. Conclusions. The difference in blood loss between the two types of anesthetic techniques was statistically significant. These findings may be important for patients with significant anemia or at an increased risk of bleeding, such as those with unrecognized coagulopathies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4051896
spellingShingle Camille A. Clare
Gabrielle E. Hatton
Neela Shrestha
Michael Girshin
Andre Broumas
Danielle Carmel
Mario A. Inchiosa
Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
title Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
title_full Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
title_fullStr Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
title_full_unstemmed Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
title_short Intraoperative Blood Loss during Induced Abortion: A Comparison of Anesthetics
title_sort intraoperative blood loss during induced abortion a comparison of anesthetics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4051896
work_keys_str_mv AT camilleaclare intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT gabrielleehatton intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT neelashrestha intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT michaelgirshin intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT andrebroumas intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT daniellecarmel intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics
AT marioainchiosa intraoperativebloodlossduringinducedabortionacomparisonofanesthetics