The phrase "abortive outcome" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a result or conclusion that is unsuccessful or fails to achieve its intended purpose.
Example: "The project was deemed a failure, resulting in an abortive outcome that disappointed the stakeholders."
Alternatives: "failed result" or "unsuccessful conclusion".
18 From this register we obtained information on pregnancies with an abortive outcome: spontaneous abortion (ICD-10 codes O021, O03), ectopic pregnancy (O00), hydatidiform mole (O01), other abnormal products of conception (O020, O028-029), and induced abortion O04-088).
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR), MMR with any abortive outcome (MMRAO) and induced abortion mortality ratio (iAMR).
We censored pregnancies ending with an abortive outcome other than spontaneous abortion.
19 For pregnancies with an abortive outcome, gestational age is indicated by a supplementary code.
In the same period, there were 855 deaths with abortive outcome, representing an MMRAO of 3.28/100 000 live births.
The second indicator is MMR with any abortive outcome (MMRAO), which considers maternal death classified following ICD-10 codes O00-O08.
Although the validity of definitions for abortive outcomes was not available from previous studies, we included IMPAC criteria (e.g. bleeding heavier than a normal period) to help distinguish abnormal bleeding that may result from induced abortion [ 51].
While HCMV- or immune-mediated cell death is a possible outcome of abortive HCMV infection, the data should be carefully interpreted since only IE1/pp72 and pp65 proteins were detected in these cultures.
One outcome of the abortive Times Square attack is that it has drawn the attention of the world to the seriousness of the fighting in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, which stretch along the Afghan border.
The result is an abortive mish-mash that grates musically as well as thematically.
We learned that lesson acutely during Clinton's abortive first-term attempt to allow gays to serve in the military, an outcome for which he is still paying a steep legacy price.
