Michigan Abortions with Any Mention of Immediate Complication by Selected Characteristics

Table 14
Number of Reported Induced Abortions with Any
Mention of Immediate Complication
by Selected Characteristics
Michigan Occurrences, 2010
Selected Characteristics	Number	Selected Characteristics	Number
Age of Woman		Principal Procedure
All Ages	4	All Procedures	4
< 20	-	Suction Curettage	1
20 - 24	-	Medical (non-surgical)	1
25 - 29	1	Dilation and Evacuation	1
30 - 34	1	Saline or Prostaglandin	-
35 - 39	1	Sharp Curettage (D & C)	1
40 +	1	Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy	-
		Other Procedures	-


Weeks of Gestation		Type of Facility
Total	4	All Facilities	4
< 5	-	Hospital	2
05 - 08	1	Hospital Satellite Clinic	-
09 - 12	-	Freestanding Outpatient Surgical Facility	2
13 - 16	1	Freestanding Outpatient Surgical Facility	2
17 - 20	2	Physician's Private Office	-
21 +	-	Other Facilities	-

Note: Weeks of gestation is the calculated number of weeks corresponding to the time elapsed since the date of the last regular menstrual period and the date of the abortion. The reporting of procedures used conforms to national recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In abortions where more than one procedure was performed, the principal procedure was determined according to the following hierarchy: hysterectomy/hysterotomy, sharp curettage (D&C), saline injection or prostaglandin, dilation and evacuation, medical (non-surgical), suction curettage and other procedures.

-: A dash indicates quantity zero.

Source: 2010 Files of Reported Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Vital Records and Health Statistics Section, Michigan Department of Community Health