Management of Cases of Abortion

This review is based on the work of the abortion unit at Walton Hospital, Liverpool, during the years 1958 and 1959, and the results achieved with a particular type of treatment in cases of abortion admitted to it.Cases of abortion are usually admitted to a gynaecological ward, a system which is very inconvenient when large numbers are admitted annually.Among its disadvantages is the blocking of a variable number of beds, making the arrangements of clinic admissions difficult, and there is also the frequent use of an operating theatre at inconvenient times.In January, 1950, at this hospital, a separate ward block with 40 beds was made available as an abortion unit.It is arranged in three floors, with an operating theatre on the first floor.Patients admitted with a diagnosis of abortion are taken to the abortion unit unless they require resuscitation in the admission room.