TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The back alley revisited: sepsis after attempted self-induced abortion
JO  - Western journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Saultes, Teresa A.
A1  - Devita, Diane
A1  - Heiner, Jason D.
SP  - 278
EP  - 280
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - While unsafe abortions have become rare in the United States, the practice persists. We present a 24-year-old female with a 21-week twin gestation who presented to the emergency department with complications of an attempted self-induced abortion. Her complicated clinical course included sepsis, chorioamnionitis, fetal demise, and a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for complications of endomyometritis. We discuss unsafe abortions, risk factors, and the management of septic abortion. Prompt recognition by the emergency physician and aggressive management of septic abortion is critical to decreasing maternal morbidity and mortality.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-900X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -