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Table 8.  Induced Abortions Occurring Within Washington State by Selected Indicators, 2007
A.  State or Country of Residence D.  Complications
State or Country Number Percent Type of Complication Number Percent
State Total 24,850 100.0 Complications Total1 298 1.2
Washington 23,634 95.1   Retained Products 185 0.7
Idaho 525 2.1   Failed Abortion 31 0.1
Alaska 244 1.0   Hemorrhage > 500 cc 10 0.0
Oregon 260 1.0   Infection 14 0.1
California 16 0.1   Cervical Laceration 4 0.0
Montana 17 0.1   Uterine Perforation 8 0.0
Canada 78 0.3   Other Complications2 44 0.2
Other States or Countries 67 0.3   Multiple Complications3 1 0.0
Unknown 9 0.0 Unknown if Complications  10 0.0
No Complications 24,542 98.8
1 The total number of patients with complications was 298; total complications was 298. 
2 Other complications include: 8 bleeding, 1 PAS, 2 endometritis, 13 hematometria, 2 pain.
B.  Type of Facility 3 Includes: 1 infection.
Type of Facility Number Percent
State Total 24,850 100.0
Hospital 338 1.4
Nonhospital 24,512 98.6
C.  Operative Procedure E.  Secondary Management
Type of Procedure Number Percent Type of Procedure Number Percent
State Total 24,850 100.0 Sec. Mgmt. Total1 300 1.2
Suction Curettage 18,957 76.3   Resuction 262 1.1
Dilation & Evacuation (D&E) 2,530 10.2   Hospitalization 26 0.1
Medical (nonsurgical) 3284 13.2   Laparoscopy 1 0.0
Intrauterine Instillation 30 0.1   Transfusion 3 0.0
Sharp Curettage 30 0.1   Laparotomy 2 0.0
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy 1 0.0   Multiple Management2 6 0.0
Other Procedures1 5 0.0 Unknown if Sec. Mgmt.  19 0.1
Unknown 13 0.1 No Secondary Mgmt. 24,531 98.7
1 Other procedures includes: 2 labor inductions, 1 prostin injection, 1 other injection. 1 The total number of patients receiving secondary management care was 300; total number of secondary care procedures was 308.
2 Includes 2 patients with hospitalization, 1 transfusion, 1 laparotomy, and 1 laparoscopy.
Note: Percents may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 09/2008.
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