Open AccessClinical Analysis of Ectopic Pregnancies in a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India: A Six-Year Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Sultana Tahmina,
Mary Daniel,
Preethy Solomon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21925.8718
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , vaginal bleeding , obstetrics , abdominal pain , medical record , blood transfusion , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Ectopic Pregnancy (EP) is a life-threatening emergency commonly encountered by medical practitioners where diagnosis can often be missed. Any woman in the reproductive age group, presenting with lower abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding must raise the suspicion of an ectopic pregnancy to prevent mortality and morbidity.