Outcome following high-dose methotrexate in pregnancies misdiagnosed as ectopic

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 533.e1-533.e3

  Nurmohamed, Laila ^a   Moretti, Myla E ^a   Schechter, Tal ^a   Einarson, Adrienne ^a   Johnson, Diana ^c   Lavigne, Sharon V ^d   Erebara, Aida ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a   Finkelstein, Yaron ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; embryopathy; methotrexate; misdiagnosis; teratogen

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYOPATHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; RESUSCITATION; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE UMBILICAL ARTERY; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SURGICAL ABORTION;

EID: 81855201807     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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