[The application of Law 194/1978 in our hospital. Study of its use in the first 5 semesters]. / L'applicazione della Legge 194/1978 nel nostro ospedale. Indagine sull'utenza nei primi cinque semestri.

PIP: 5555 hospital files were examined with regard to abortion (in accordance with Article No. 194 of 1978) carried out at the San Camillo de' Lellis Hospital between July 1978-December 1980. The following characteristics of the group were studied: age group, civil status, parity, previous abortions, profession, duration of amenorrhea, certification, type of operation, and anesthesia/length of stay in hospital/complications. The following characteristics of abortion were noted: a 6-month review, the major effects, and similarities between surveys carried out on a regional, national, and international basis. In the 2nd section of this work, abortions were broken down into districts of origin in order to analyze the subsequently organized groups and to determine those areas which benefit most from the S. Camillo Hospital under the implementation of the law. By using the abortion rates, which are the basic indicators for evaluating abortion both quantitatively and qualitatively, it was possible to carry out more detailed studies of the 2 districts which benefitted most from the San Camillo Hospital. A study of the abortion rates led to a reappraisal of the surveys made of the sample group on which abortions had been carried out, thus making it possible to determine the main characteristics of the women most affected by abortion in the studied districts. (author's)^ieng