From: Recurrent ectopic pregnancy as a unique clinical sub group: a case control study
Recurrent ectopic | Primary ectopic | ||||
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% (n) | % (n) | p value | Mean difference or odds ratio | 95 % CI | |
Presence of haemoperitoneuma | 89.9 (80/89) | 89.8 (654/728) | 1 | 1.006 | 0.4847–2.087 |
Volume of haemoperitoneum (mls)b | 249 (391) | 592 (850) | <0.0001 | 360.6 | 249.7–471.4 |
Presence of hepatic adhesionsa | 13.5 (12/89) | 7.6 (53/695) | 0.0666 | 1.888 | 0.9661–3.689 |
Contralateral pathologya | 31.1 (28/90) | 9.8 (74/755) | <0.0001 | 4.156 | 2.504–6.899 |
Laparotomya | 1.1 (1/90) | 4.5 (34/756) | 0.1642 | 0.2386 | 0.03225–1.765 |
Tubal ectopica | 97.8 (89/91) | 93.3 (705/756) | 0.1082 | 3.219 | 0.7702–13.46 |
Salpingectomya | 57.1 (52/91) | 83.3 (625/750) | <0.0001 | 0.2667 | 0.1688–0.4214 |
Salpingotomya | 37.4 (34/91) | 10.9 (82/750) | <0.0001 | 4.859 | 2.998–7.875 |