Literature Review

Articles - Obstetrical:

  • Rodgerson JD, Plummer D, Heegaard W, Hicks J, Sterner S, Clinton JE. Emergency department right upper quadrant ultrasound reduces time to diagnosis and treatment of ruptured ectopic pregnancies. [abstract]. Acad Emerg Med 1999 6(5):540
  • Counselman FL; Shaar GS; Heller RA; King DK. Quantitative B-hCG levels less than 1000 mIU/mL in patients with ectopic pregnancy: pelvic ultrasound still useful. J Emerg Med 1998 Sep-Oct;16(5):699-703. UI: 98423862
  • Valley VT; Mateer JR; Aiman EJ; Thoma ME; Phelan MB. Serum progesterone and endovaginal sonography by emergency physicians in the evaluation of ectopic pregnancy. Acad Emerg Med 1998 Apr;5(4):309-13. UI: 98220662
  • Burgher SW; Tandy TK; Dawdy MR. Transvaginal ultrasonography by emergency physicians decreases patient time in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 1998 Aug;5(8):802-7. UI: 98380974
  • Wong TW; Lau CC; Yeung A; Lo L; Tai CM. Efficacy of transabdominal ultrasound examination in the diagnosis of early pregnancy complications in an emergency department.  J Accid Emerg Med 1998 May;15(3):155-8. UI: 98301046
  • Dart R; Howard K. Subclassification of indeterminate pelvic ultrasonograms: stratifying the risk of ectopic pregnancy. Acad Emerg Med 1998 Apr;5(4):313-9. UI: 98220663
  • Dart RG, Mitchell PM. Does the identification of echogenic material within the endometrial cavity by transvaginal ultrasound exclude the diagnosis of a normal intrauterine pregnancy [abstract]? Acad Emerg Med 1998 5(5): 407
  • Phelan MB, et al. Pelvic ultrasonography. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1997 Nov;15(4):789-824. UI: 98052982
  • Dart R; Kaplan B; Ortiz L; Cloherty J; Lavoie T. Normal intrauterine pregnancy is unlikely in emergency department patients with either menstrual days > 38 days or beta-hCG > 3,000 mIU/mL, but without a gestational sac on ultrasonography. Acad Emerg Med 1997 Oct;4(10):967-71. UI: 97473786
  • Shih CH. Effect of emergency physician-performed pelvic sonography on length of stay in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 1997 Mar;29(3):348-51; discussion 352. UI: 97208831
  • Durham B; Lane B; Burbridge L; Balasubramaniam S. Pelvic ultrasound performed by emergency physicians for the detection of ectopic pregnancy in complicated first-trimester pregnancies. Ann Emerg Med 1997 Mar;29(3):338-47. UI: 97208830
  • Burgher S, Tandy TK, Dawdy MR. Transvaginal ultrasonography by emergency physicians decreases patient time in the emergency department [abstract]. Acad Emerg Med 1997 4(5):393
  • Dart RG, Howard K. Subclassification of indeterminate ultrasonographic readings: does it identify high-risk patients [abstract]? Acad Emerg Med 1997 4(5):393
  • Krubel R; Freedman D; Bursch B. Effects of transvaginal sonography on pregnant patients' perceptions of care in the ED [letter]. Am J Emerg Med 1996 Mar;14(2):232-3. UI: 96173180
  • Mateer JR; Valley VT; Aiman EJ; Phelan MB; Thoma ME; Kefer MP. Outcome analysis of a protocol including bedside endovaginal sonography in patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy. Ann Emerg Med 1996 Mar;27(3):283-9. UI: 96178187
  • Kaplan BC; Dart RG; Moskos M; Kuligowska E; Chun B; Adel Hamid M; Northern K; Schmidt J; Kharwadkar A. Ectopic pregnancy: prospective study with improved diagnostic accuracy. Ann Emerg Med 1996 Jul;28(1):10-7. UI: 96266183. Comment in: Ann Emerg Med 1997 Feb;29(2):295-6
  • Dewitz, Chin WA. Limited pelvic transabdominal ultrasonography by emergency physicians in patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy [abstract]. Acad Emerg Med 1996 3(5):546
  • Mateer JR; Aiman EJ; Brown MH; Olson DW. Ultrasonographic examination by emergency physicians of patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy. Acad Emerg Med 1995 Oct;2(10):867-73. UI: 96099842
  • Brennan DF. Ectopic pregnancy--Part II: Diagnostic procedures and imaging. Acad Emerg Med 1995 Dec;2(12):1090-7. UI: 96159106
  • Maliha WE; Gonella P; Degnan EJ. Ruptured interstitial pregnancy presenting as an intrauterine pregnancy by ultrasound. Ann Emerg Med 1991 Aug;20(8):910-2. UI: 91307154. Comment in: Ann Emerg Med 1992 Jul;21(7):894
  • Abbott J; Emmans LS; Lowenstein SR. Ectopic pregnancy: ten common pitfalls in diagnosis. Am J Emerg Med 1990 Nov;8(6):515-22. UI: 91025234
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