Patients administered vaginal misoprostol compared with buccal misoprostol had a shorter induction-to-abortion interval ( @ hours compared with @ hours , P = @ ) and a higher abortion rate within both @ hours ( @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- compared with @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- P = @ ) and @ hours ( @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- compared with @ -LSB- @ % -RSB- , P = @ ) .