Author (Ref)
Watters et al. [6]
Carter et al. [7]
Duenas-Garcia et al. [8]
Jaspan et al. [9]
Hospital
Cook Country Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, New-York City, NY
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Number of patients
81
125
99
66
Patients completing follow-up (%)
14.8
18.3
10.1
19.7
Successful medical therapy (%)
29.6
NA
87.9
75
References
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2.
Lipscomb GH, et al. Predictors of success of methotrexate treatment in women with tubal ectopic pregnancies. N Engl J Med. 1999;341(26):1974–8.CrossRefPubMed