Table 2 diagnostic procedures
N | ||
|---|---|---|
Urine pregnancy test (%) | 84 | |
done – positive | 60 (71) | |
done – negative | 1 (1) | |
not done | 23 (27) | |
Mean haemoglobin count (g/dL, standard deviation) | 8.2 (1.9) | 80 |
Women with severe anaemiaa (%) (Hb < 7 g/dL) | 20 (25) | |
Abdominal aspiration (%) | 86 | |
done – positive | 30 (35) | |
done – negative | 6 (7) | |
not done | 50 (58) | |
Women with ultrasound (%) | 55 (64) | 86 |
Ultrasound findings | 855 | |
Not suggestive of ectopic pregnancy | 3 (5%) | |
Uterus without intra-uterine gestation | 37 (67%) | |
Free fluid cul du sac | 34 (62%) | |
Pelvic/adnexal mass | 16 (29%) | |
Extra-uterine gestational sac | 6 (11%) | |
Mean haemoglobin count (g/dL, standard deviation) | 8.6 (2.0) | 49 |
Ultrasound findings when aspiration negative | 8 | |
Free abdominal fluid without intra-uterine gestation | 6 | |
Ectopic mass without intra-uterine gestation | 1 | |
Not suggestive of ectopic pregnancy | 1 | |