The cost of post-abortion care (PAC): a systematic review

Table 5 Average/range cost of direct medical cost, by abortion complications*

	Average/range of direct cost by type of complication ($ in 2019)					Average/range of direct by type of complication ($I in 2019)
	Incomplete Abortion	Shock	Sepsis	Lacerations	Perforations	Incomplete Abortion	Shock	Sepsis	Lacerations	Perforations
Ilboudo, et al. [22]	24.99 -30.44	29.07—52.11	88.61—110.4	38.65—69.42	86.27	73.56—89.6	85.58—153.36	260.8—324.93	113.77—204.31	253.91
Prada E, et al. [27]	7.86—21.36	308.03—410.34	69.7—98.93	26.98—60.7	103.42—251.82	19.13—51.94	749.15—997.95	169.51—240.6	65.61—147.64	251.54—612.44
Vlassoff M, et al. [17]	NA	23.41—23.65	12.43—25.57	19.79	NA	NA	65.41—66.08	34.74—71.44	55.29	NA
Lince-Deroche N, et al. [24]	15.77	39.53	25.74	36.33	38.52	38.53	96.60	62.91	88.79	94.13
Baynes C, et al. [21]	20.43—49.17	21.52—72.9	36.78—149.84	41.94—71.32	19.99—134.29	50.19—120.77	52.85—179.05	90.33—368.01	103—175.17	49.1—329.83
Vlassoff M, et al. [19]	60.83	103.14	67.22	31.36	56.43	175.91	298.27	194.40	90.70	163.19
Vlassoff M, et al. [20]	45.96	48.63	44.48	52.76	125.61	133.25	140.99	128.95	152.95	364.13

Table 4 shows the results of direct medical cost distinguished by five major abortion complications included in the WHO study on costing in its “Mother-Baby Package” [22]

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