| Title |
Diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Canadian Medical Association Journal, October 2005
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| DOI | 10.1503/cmaj.050222 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Heather Murray, Hanadi Baakdah, Trevor Bardell, Togas Tulandi |
| Abstract |
Ectopic pregnancy is a life- and fertility-threatening condition that is commonly seen in Canadian emergency departments. Increases in the availability and use of hormonal markers, coupled with advances in formal and emergency ultrasonography have changed the diagnostic approach to the patient in the emergency department with first-trimester bleeding or pain. Ultrasonography should be the initial investigation for symptomatic women in their first trimester; when the results are indeterminate, the serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) concentration should be measured. Serial measurement of beta-hCG and progesterone concentrations may be useful when the diagnosis remains unclear. Advances in surgical and medical therapy for ectopic pregnancy have allowed the proliferation of minimally invasive or noninvasive treatment. Guidelines for laparoscopy and for methotrexate therapy are provided. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 29% |
| Canada | 3 | 21% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
| Scientists | 2 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 202 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 21% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 25 | 12% |
| Other | 21 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 33 | 16% |
| Unknown | 50 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 109 | 52% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Unknown | 56 | 27% |
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