Chenchen Xu, Zhilei Mao, Mi Tan, Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari, Pooyan Ghorbani Vajargah, Samad Karkhah, Fatemeh Izadi, Parisa Rouhi
INTRODUCTION: In the absence of timely treatment, the risk of rupture in patients with ectopic pregnancy (EP) increases, which is associated with extensive bleeding, complicated surgery, and maternal death. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rupture and its related factors among EP cases. METHODS: A comprehensive, systematic search was conducted in electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as "Ectopic pregnancies", "Extrauterine pregnancies", and "Ruptured ectopic pregnancy" from the earliest to the 13th of December 2022...
2024: Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine