Vaginal misoprostol vs surgical evacuation of uterus: Pelvic infection
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in pelvic infection compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Vaginal misoprostol vs surgical evacuation of uterus Pelvic infection · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks) Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in pelvic infection compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty). Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks) (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.73 [0.39, 1.37] | 1 study · 618 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.