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Table 8.  Induced Abortions Occurring Within Washington State by Selected Indicators, 2006
A.  State or Country of Residence D.  Complications
State or Country Number Percent Type of Complication Number Percent
State Total 24,631 100.0 Complications Total1 290 1.2
Washington 23,431 95.1   Retained Products 180 0.7
Idaho 528 2.1   Failed Abortion 45 0.2
Alaska 223 0.9   Hemorrhage > 500 cc 3 0.0
Oregon 256 1.0   Infection 11 0.0
California 16 0.1   Cervical Laceration 9 0.0
Montana 25 0.1   Uterine Perforation 2 0.0
Canada 90 0.4   Other Complications2 30 0.1
Other States or Countries 57 0.2   Multiple Complications3 9 0.0
Unknown 5 0.0 Unknown if Complications  3 0.0
No Complications 24,338 98.8
1The total number of patients with complications was 290; total complications was 298. 
B.  Type of Facility 2  Other complications include: 1 anemia, 4 excessive bleeding, 2 hematrometria, 1 laceration, 2 pain, 3 retained clots, 1 PAS, 1 ruptured ectopic pregnancy, 1 unable to dialate, 4 uterine atony, 1 vasovagal.
Type of Facility Number Percent
State Total 24,631 100.0 3 Includes: 1 cervical laceration, 1 infection, 1failed abortion, 3 other.
Hospital 312 1.3
Nonhospital 24,315 98.7
C.  Operative Procedure E.  Secondary Management
Type of Procedure Number Percent Type of Procedure Number Percent
State Total 24,631 100.0 Sec. Mgmt. Total1 288 1.2
Suction Curettage 18,832 76.5   Resuction 265 1.1
Dilation & Evacuation (D&E) 2,383 9.7   Hospitalization 17 0.1
Medical (nonsurgical) 3362 13.6   Laparoscopy 0 0.0
Intrauterine Instillation 25 0.1   Transfusion 0 0.0
Sharp Curettage 22 0.1   Laparotomy 1 0.0
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy 0 0.0   Multiple Management2 5 0.0
Other Procedures1 7 0.0 Unknown if Sec. Mgmt.  2 0.0
Unknown 0 0.0 No Secondary Mgmt. 24,341 98.8
1 Other procedures includes:  6 laminaria/inductions, 1 unknown other procedure 1 The total number of patients receiving secondary management care was 288; total number of secondary care procedures was 294.
2 Includes 9 patients with hospitalization and resuction.
Note: Percents may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2007.
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