2004
Characterizing ectopic pregnancies that rupture despite treatment with methotrexate
Dudley P, Heard M, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Carson S, Buster J. Characterizing ectopic pregnancies that rupture despite treatment with methotrexate. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1374-1378. PMID: 15533363, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTubal ruptureEctopic pregnancyRisk factorsHCG valuesHuman chorionic gonadotropin valuesRetrospective case-control analysisIndependent risk factorUrban medical centerCase-control analysisConcentrations of hCGEctopic gestationMTX administrationIndependent predictorsSurgical interventionGonadotropin valuesHCG concentrationsMAIN OUTCOMEMedical CenterMethotrexateImplantation sitesPregnancyTubal isthmusPatientsPredictive variablesTreatment
1997
New technologies permit safe abortion at less than six weeks' gestation and provide timely detection of ectopic gestation
Edwards J, Carson S. New technologies permit safe abortion at less than six weeks' gestation and provide timely detection of ectopic gestation. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 176: 1101-1106. PMID: 9166176, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70410-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks' gestationEctopic pregnancyBeta-human chorionic gonadotropin measurementsElective abortionBeta-human chorionic gonadotropinPostoperative serum levelsEctopic gestationSerious complicationsSerum levelsTransvaginal ultrasonographyGestational sacVaginal ultrasonographyClose surveillanceGonadotropin measurementsUltrasonographic criteriaChorionic gonadotropinGestationPregnancyGreater riskComplete evacuationEarly abortionChorionic membraneSafe abortionAbortion procedureAbortion