If hemorrhage is present, bedrest, IV fluids, oxygen, and blood transfusion may all be necessary. Complete Abortion A complete abortion is the passage of all pregnancy tissue from inside the uterus. Typically, these patients complain of vaginal bleeding and cramping which leads to passage of tissue. Then, the bleeding and pain subside. Bedrest for a day or two may be all that is necessary to treat a complete abortion.
Some physicians give a broad-spectrum oral antibiotic for a few days to protect against infection.
If fever is present, IV broad-spectrum antibiotics are wise, to cover the possibility that the complication of sepsis has developed. Save in formalin any tissue which the patient has passed for pathology examination. An early pregnancy which is destined to miscarry or abort is known as an inevitable abortion. Such a pregnancy will not survive and can be considered in the same category as an incomplete abortion. Septic Abortion Infection may complicate any abortion.