Isolated fluid in the cul-de-sac: How well does it predict ectopic pregnancy?
In: The American journal of emergency medicine 20(1):1-4; Jg. 20 (2002) 1, S. 1-4
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We examined the risk of ectopic pregnancy among patients with isolated abnormal cul-de-sac fluid at transvaginal ultrasound. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all ED patients presenting January 1995 to August 1999 with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding and a positive β-hCG test. The risk of ectopic pregnancy in patients with a moderate volume of anechoic fluid was compared with those with either a large volume of anechoic fluid or any echogenic fluid. Ectopic pregnancy was diagnosed in 16/38: 42%(95% Cl 26%-59%) of patients with isolated cul-de-sac fluid, 5/23: 22% (95% Cl 7%-42%) of patients with moderate amount of anechoic fluid, and 11/15: 73% (95% Cl 45%-92%) of patients with a large volume of fluid or any echogenic fluid. These differences were significant (P =.005). Patients with isolated abnormal cul-de-sac fluid are at moderate risk for ectopic pregnancy. The risk increases if the fluid is echogenic or the volume is large.
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Isolated fluid in the cul-de-sac: How well does it predict ectopic pregnancy?
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | DART, Robert ; MCLEAN, Samuel A ; DART, Linda |
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Quelle: | The American journal of emergency medicine 20(1):1-4; Jg. 20 (2002) 1, S. 1-4 |
Veröffentlichung: | Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2002 |
Medientyp: | Konferenz |
Umfang: | print, 28 ref |
ISSN: | 0735-6757 (print) |
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