OBJETIVE: To determine the incidence, demographic characteristics and complications of abortion in adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective case series, held at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between 2000 and 2003. RESULTS Study type: From a total of 2222 abortions, 325 were adolescents. The incidence in adolescents was 14.7%. Most are concentrated in the age group of 17-19 years (73.6%). 59.4% interrupted their pregnancy before 17 weeks. The most common discharge diagnosis was incomplete abortion (67.1%); 12.8% agreed to have undergone abortion maneuvers and 9.4% had had a previous pregnancy. The most frequent complications were income 54.1% anemia and urinary tract infection 9.4%. CONCLUSION: The abortion occurred more frequently in late adolescence; the most common diagnosis was incomplete abortion and the most common complication of acute anemia.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, socio demographic characteristics and complications of abortion in adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive, retrospective, type series of cases study, done at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between years 2000 and 2003. RESULTS: From 2222 abortions, 325 ocurred in adolescents with incidence 14,7% largest age group was 17 to 19 years (73,6%); 59,4% had less than 12 weeks of gestation. Most frequent diagnosis was incomplete abortion (67,1%), 12,8% admitted abortion manuevers and 9,4% had a previous pregnancy. The most frequent complications on admission were anemia in 54,1% and urinary tract infection in 19,4%. CONCLUSION: Abortion in adolescents ocurred in late adolescence and the most frequent complication was acute anemia. 

OBJETIVE: To determine the incidence, demographic characteristics and complications of abortion in adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective case series, held at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between 2000 and 2003. RESULTS Study type: From a total of 2222 abortions, 325 were adolescents. The incidence in adolescents was 14.7%. Most are concentrated in the age group of 17-19 years (73.6%). 59.4% interrupted their pregnancy before 17 weeks. The most common discharge diagnosis was incomplete abortion (67.1%); 12.8% agreed to have undergone abortion maneuvers and 9.4% had had a previous pregnancy. The most frequent complications were income 54.1% anemia and urinary tract infection 9.4%. CONCLUSION: The abortion occurred more frequently in late adolescence; the most common diagnosis was incomplete abortion and the most common complication of acute anemia.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, socio demographic characteristics and complications of abortion in adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive, retrospective, type series of cases study, done at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital between years 2000 and 2003. RESULTS: From 2222 abortions, 325 ocurred in adolescents with incidence 14,7% largest age group was 17 to 19 years (73,6%); 59,4% had less than 12 weeks of gestation. Most frequent diagnosis was incomplete abortion (67,1%), 12,8% admitted abortion manuevers and 9,4% had a previous pregnancy. The most frequent complications on admission were anemia in 54,1% and urinary tract infection in 19,4%. CONCLUSION: Abortion in adolescents ocurred in late adolescence and the most frequent complication was acute anemia.