Ectopic Pregnancy: Is It Really an Enormous Phobia for Emergency Physicians?

SÖYÜNCÜ S., YİĞİT Ö., Gulen B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.8, sa.4, ss.155-159, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-159
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ectopic pregnancy, emergency department, risk factors
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Any pregnancy in which the implantation occurs outside the uterine cavity is defined as ectopic pregnancy (EP). Approximately 2% of all pregnancies are diagnosed as ectopic pregnancy. Ruptured EP is the most life-threatening emergency in the first trimester of pregnancy. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of unstable ectopic pregnancy with abnormal vital signs and to find out the risk factors.