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Prognostic Predictions of Threatened Abortion. A Comparison Between Real‐time Ultrasound, Clinical Assessment and Urinary Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG)
Author(s) -
Ping So Kon
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1983.tb00173.x
Subject(s) - threatened abortion , medicine , obstetrics , abortion , ultrasound , ultrasonography , urinary system , gynecology , gestation , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , biology , genetics
Summary: Seventy patients admitted to hospital before the 14th week of pregnancy with a diagnosis of threatened abortion were studied. A comparison of ultrasonography, clinical assessment, and urinary HCG levels revealed the superiority of ultrasound scanning in predictive accuracy and as an aid to clinical management, particularly after the 9th week of gestation.