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Table 12
Number and Percent of Reported Induced Abortions by Principal Procedure
and Type of Facility, Michigan Occurrences, 2010
Principal
Procedure
Type of Facility
Total Hospital Hospital Satellite Clinic Freestanding Outpatient Surgical
Facility
Physician's Private
Office
Other
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All Procedures 23,307 37 0.2 3 0.0 4,617 19.8 18,648 80.0 - -
Suction Curettage 19,012 1 0.0 2 0.0 3,014 15.9 15,994 84.1 - -
Medical (Non-Surgical) 3,075 12 0.4 1 0.0 1,364 44.9 1,698 55.2 - -
Dilatation and Evacuation 1,204 18 1.5 - - 238 19.8 948 78.7 - -
Saline Injection or Prostaglandin 3 2 66.7 - - - - 1 33.3 - -
Sharp Curettage (D&C) 2 2 100.0 - - - - - - - -
Hysterectomy/ Hysterotomy - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Procedures 8 2 25.0 - - - - 5 62.5 - -


Note:  Reports with principal procedure not reported are included in the 'All Procedures' row only. Reports with type of facility unknown are included in the 'Total' column only.  The reporting of procedures used has been changed to conform 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 hierachy: 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.
0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

Source:  2010 File of Reported Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.

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