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Safety |
Dr. Hern has been a pioneer in developing safe abortion techniques throughout the range of pregnancy in which abortions are performed. Major complication rates in patients seen at Boulder Abortion Clinic range from 0.0001% (1 per 10,000) in first trimester abortion to published major complication rates of 0.2% in later abortion - the lowest complication rates in the medical literature. This is not an accident. All procedures at Boulder Abortion Clinic are designed to maximize patient safety and good surgical technique. Not a single patient experiencing first trimester abortion has suffered a uterine perforation during an abortion procedure begun at Boulder Abortion Clinic - a record of safety in over 30,000 first trimester patients that is unequalled in the medical literature. A major component of this safety program is the emphasis of sound preoperative evaluation of each patient, which includes a medical history, physical examination and diagnostic ultrasound evaluation. A second component is strict attention to good principles of surgical technique and medical management. A third component is proper postoperative care and followup procedures to assure prompt recognition and treatment of all complications, including the most minor. A fourth component is constant evaluation and research on ways of improving safety and other aspects of abortion care. |
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1130 Alpine Avenue |
Boulder, Colorado