Table 8: Induced Abortions by Selected Indicators - Washington State Dept. of Health

Table 8. Induced Abortions Occurring Within Washington State by Selected Indicators, 2010

A. State or Country of Residence			D. Complications
State or Country	Number	Percent	Type of Complication	Number	Percent

State Total	21,124	100.0	Complications Total¹	306	1.4
Washington	20,108	95.2	Retained Products	158	0.7
Idaho	441	2.1	Failed Abortion	44	0.2
Alaska	160	0.8	Hemorrhage > 500 cc	9	0.0
Oregon	270	1.3	Infection	17	0.1
California	21	0.1	Cervical Laceration	18	0.1
Montana	14	0.1	Uterine Perforation	2	0.0
Canada	36	0.2	Other Complications²	48	0.2
Other States or Countries	70	0.3	Multiple Complications³	10	0.0
Unknown	4	0.0	Unknown if Complications	13	0.1
			No Complications	20,805	98.5
			¹ The total number of patients with complications was 306; total complications was 316.
			² Other complications include: 4 clots, 3 bleeding, 3 failed abortions, 15 hematometria, 3 hypertension,1 DVT, 1 seizure, 1 fever, 1 thrombocytopenia, 1 bicornate uterus, 2 fetal demise, 1 cardiac obstruc., 4 aspiration, 4 remaining tissue, 3 not specified.
B. Type of Facility
Type of Facility	Number	Percent	³ Includes: 7 retained products, 3 hemotometria, 4 infections.

State Total	21,124	100.0
Hospital	315	1.5
Nonhospital	20,809	98.5


C. Operative Procedure			E. Secondary Management
Type of Procedure	Number	Percent	Type of Procedure	Number	Percent

State Total	21,124	100.0	Sec. Mgmt. Total¹	296	1.4
Suction Curettage	14,333	67.9	Resuction	263	1.2
Dilation & Evacuation (D&E)	1,935	9.2	Hospitalization	26	0.1
Medical (nonsurgical)	4766	22.6	Laparoscopy	0	0.0
Intrauterine Instillation	23	0.1	Transfusion	0	0.0
Sharp Curettage	23	0.1	Laparotomy	0	0.0
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy	2	0.0	Multiple Management²	7	0.0
Other Procedures¹	33	0.2	Unknown if Sec. Mgmt.	15	0.1
Unknown	9	0.0	No Secondary Mgmt.	20,813	98.5
¹ Other procedures includes: 25 inductions of labor, 2 laminaria, 2 prostaglandin.			¹ The total number of patients receiving secondary management care was 296; total number of secondary care procedures was 303.
			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, 12/2011.

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