Table 1

Patient characteristics

CharacteristicPhase I (n=72)Phase II (n=72)
Age in years (median)17–40 (27)16–44 (29)
Parity (median)0–7 (1)0–5 (1)
Gestational age in weeks (median)6+2–10+2 (8)6+0–9+0 (7)
Estimated blood loss in mL (median)15–125 (55)5–100 (20)
Cannula size used (median)5–9 (7)5–9 (6)
Number of aspirations needed (median)2–6 (2)1–6 (2)
Entonox use (%)16.636.0
Vomiting (%)2.86.0
Pain visual analogue score (VAS) (median)0–9.3 (3.5)0–9.6 (3.5)
Complications (%)1.44.0
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) uptake (%)51.468.0