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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Two hundred forty women scheduled for surgical abortion at 6 to 8 weeks of gestation were randomized into three groups (n = 40) of propofol : group P (2 mg/kg propofol alone), group PF (2 mg/kg propofol +1 mcg/kg fentanyl), group PMF (2 mg/kg propofol +1 mcg/kg fentanyl +0. 02 mg/kg midazolam) and three groups (n = 40) of etomidate : group E (0. 2 mg/kg etomidate alone), group EF (0. 2 mg/kg etomidate +1 mcg/kg fentanyl) and group EMF (0. 2 mg/kg etomidate +1 mcg/kg fentanyl +0. 02 mg/kg midazolam).