Publication: Is routine pregnancy test necessary in women of reproductive age admitted to the emergency department?
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Köksal, Özlem | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | KÖKSAL, ÖZLEM | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Özdemir, Fatma | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | ÖZDEMİR, FATMA | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Armağan, Erol | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | ARMAĞAN, EROL | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Öner, Nuran | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Sert, Pınar Çınar | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | Sığırlı, Deniz | |
dc.contributor.buuauthor | SIĞIRLI, DENİZ | |
dc.contributor.department | Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı. | |
dc.contributor.department | Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Biyoistatistk Anabilim Dalı. | |
dc.contributor.researcherid | AAH-8846-2021 | |
dc.contributor.researcherid | AAK-8332-2020 | |
dc.contributor.researcherid | AAA-7472-2021 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-04T13:04:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-10-04T13:04:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-09-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the necessity of pregnancy test in women of reproductive age admitted to emergency department (ED) in routine practice.METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients who presented to the ED between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010 and received a pregnancy test.RESULTS: The median age of 1 586 patients enrolled into the study was 27 years. Of these patients, 19.55% had a positive result of pregnancy test. The most common complaint at admission was abdominal pain in 60.15% of the patients, and pregnancy test was prescribed. 15.83% of the patients with abdominal pain had a positive result of pregnancy test. Of the patients, 30.64% had nausea-vomiting at admission, and 11.52% had a positive result of pregnancy test. When other complaints were considered, the most commonly observed complaints were non-specific symptoms such as dizziness, malaise and respiratory problems. Of the patients, 70.93% were not remembering the date of last menstruation, and 9.51% showed a positive result of pregnancy test. Urinary tract infection (UTI) was commonly diagnosed with an incidence of 17.65%, which was followed by nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP) (16.77%) and gastrointestinal disorders such as gastritis and peptic ulcer (6.87%). Of the patients, 88.40% were discharged from ED, and 11.60% were hospitalized.CONCLUSION: Pregnancy test should be given to women of reproductive age as a routine practice in ED in developing countries like Turkey. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.03.003 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 178 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1920-8642 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 175 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.03.003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11452/45903 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 4 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 000219363100003 | |
dc.indexed.wos | WOS.ESCI | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Zhejiang Univ Sch Medicine | |
dc.relation.journal | World Journal Of Emergency Medicine | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Emergency medical services | |
dc.subject | Pregnancy | |
dc.subject | Reproduction | |
dc.subject | Science & technology | |
dc.subject | Life sciences & biomedicine | |
dc.subject | Emergency medicine | |
dc.title | Is routine pregnancy test necessary in women of reproductive age admitted to the emergency department? | |
dc.type | Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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