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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Oct;63(1):51-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00114-3.

Extra-amniotic balloon with PGE2 versus extra-ovular Foley catheter with PGF2alpha in mid-trimester pregnancy termination

H S Liu  1 , Y K Chang, T Y Chu, M H Yu, W H Chen
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Clinical Trial

Extra-amniotic balloon with PGE2 versus extra-ovular Foley catheter with PGF2alpha in mid-trimester pregnancy termination

H S Liu et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1998 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of two methods of mid-trimester labor induction, extra-amniotic balloon with intracervical prostaglandin (PG) E2 (0.5 mg x 2) vs. extra-ovular Foley catheter with intrauterine PGF2alpha (1 mg/h x6).

Methods: A cohort of 32 and 36 cases indicated for mid-trimester termination was enrolled and managed with extra-amniotic balloon and extra-ovular Foley catheter methods, respectively. Outcomes of induction-to-delivery interval, induction failure, and occurrence of side effects were assessed.

Results: There were no statistical differences in maternal age, parity, gestational age or fetal birth weight between the two groups. Compared with the extra-ovular Foley catheter with PGF2alpha group, the induction-to-delivery interval was significantly shorter in the extra-amniotic balloon plus PGE2 group. There was no significant difference in side effects and major complications developed in either groups.

Conclusions: The extra-amniotic balloon with intracervical PGE2 is more efficient in reducing the induction-to-delivery interval for termination of mid-trimester pregnancies than the extra-ovular Foley catheter with intrauterine PGF2alpha.

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