Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of emergency department targeted ultrasonography in the evaluation of first-trimester pelvic pain and bleeding: A systematic review

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-364

  McRae, Andrew ^a   Edmonds, Marcia ^a   Murray, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Emergency medicine; Spontaneous abortion; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TARGETED ULTRASONOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CANADA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 70350736227     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500011416     Document Type: Review

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