Decline in βhCG levels between days 0 and 4 after a single dose of methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy predicts treatment success: A retrospective cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1665-1668

  Skubisz, M M ^a,b,c   Lee, J ^b   Wallace, E M ^a,b   Tong, S ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarker; ectopic pregnancy; human chorionic gonadotrophin; medical management; methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255138283     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03133.x     Document Type: Article

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