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ReviewFaculty reviews2023

Recent advances in the understanding of tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Heather C Flanagan, W Colin Duncan, Chih-Jen Lin, Norah Spears, Andrew W Horne

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Review in Faculty reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Heather C FlanaganMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
W Colin DuncanMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Chih-Jen LinMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Norah SpearsBiomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Andrew W HorneMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
University of Edinburgh · GBMRC Centre for Reproductive Health · GBWayne State University · US

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N022556/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is described as the implantation of an embryo outside the normal uterine cavity. It most commonly occurs in the fallopian tube, hence termed a tubal ectopic pregnancy (tEP). It is a gynaecological emergency and remains the leading cause of direct maternal mortality related to the first trimester of pregnancy worldwide. This article explores the emergence of additional risk factors for tEP, showing new evidence for identifying patient risk factors and highlighting potential areas of research. Additionally, we discuss the up-to-date patient-centred approach for the diagnosis, management and counselling of patients with tEP and ongoing clinical trials for the improvement of medical management.

Indexed as

clinical treatmentEctopic pregnancylaparoscopic salpingectomymethotrexaterisk factorsultrasound

Identifiers

PMID37920274
PMCPMC10619208
OpenAlexW4388131151

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Registered trials

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