Legal abortion mortality and general anesthesia.

Abstract:

:Legal abortion-related mortality as reported to the Centers for Disease Control declined eightfold between 1972 and 1981. However, the causes of legal abortion mortality have changed over time. We reviewed all legal abortion-related deaths that occurred between 1972 and 1985 in the United States. We found that, although the absolute number of legal abortion-related deaths caused by general anesthesia complications did not increase, the proportion of such deaths increased significantly, from 7.7% between 1972 and 1975 to 29.4% between 1980 and 1985. Women who died of general anesthesia complications did not differ by age, presence of preexisting medical conditions, or type of facility from women who died of other causes. However, the proportion of deaths from general anesthesia complications was significantly higher among women of black and other races, women obtaining abortions during the first trimester, and women obtaining abortions in the Northeast. Our results indicate that at least 23 of the 27 deaths were due to hypoventilation and/or loss of airway resulting in hypoxia. Persons administering general anesthesia for abortion must be skilled in airway management as well as the provision of general anesthesia.

journal_name

Am J Obstet Gynecol

authors

Atrash HK,Cheek TG,Hogue CJ

doi

10.1016/0002-9378(88)90169-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1988-02-01 00:00:00

pages

420-4

issue

2

eissn

0002-9378

issn

1097-6868

pii

0002-9378(88)90169-X

journal_volume

158

pub_type

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