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