Clinical Study
Failure Rate of Single Dose Methotrexate in Managment of Ectopic Pregnancy
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| | Variable | Mean (SD) |
| | Age | 30.3 (5.7) | | Body weight (in kg) | 72.7 (15.7) | | Height (in centimeter) | 154.2 (12.6) | | Methotrexate dose (mg) | 85.9 (12.7) |
| | Clinical presentation | | Before starting treatment | | Asymptomatic | 65 (28.9%) | | Moderate pain | 153 (68%) | | Severe pain | 7 (3.1%) |
| | After receiving the 1st dose of methotrexate | | Asymptomatic | 182 (80.8%) | | Symptomatic | 43 (19.1%) |
| | Ectopic size on U/S | | Less than 4 cm | 86 (42%) | | More than 4 cm | 119 (58%) |
| | BHCG level | | Day 1 | Mean 2219 | | Day 7 | Mean 1802 |
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