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- Viola Polena
- Cyrille Huchon
- Catalina Varas Ramos
- Roman Rouzier
- Alexandre Dumont
- Arnaud Fauconnier
Abstract
Objective: To identify non-invasive tools for diagnosis of the major potentially life-threatening gynaecological emergencies (G-PLEs) reported in previous studies, and to assess their diagnostic accuracy. Methods: MEDLINE; EMBASE; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; The Cochrane Library) were searched to identify all eligible studies published in English or French between January 1990 and December 2012. Studies were considered eligible if they were primary diagnostic studies of any designs, with a gold standard and with sufficient information for construction of a 2 × 2 contingency table, concerning at least one of the following G-PLEs: complicated ectopic pregnancy, complicated pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexal torsion and haemoperitoneum of any gynaecological origin. Extraction of data and assessment of study quality were conducted by two independent reviewers. We set the thresholds for the diagnostic value of signs retrieved at Sensibility ≥ 95% and LR—≤ 0.25, or Specificity ≥ 90% and LR+ ≥ 4. Results: We identified 8288 reports of diagnostic studies for the selected G-PLEs, 45 of which met the inclusion criteria. The methodological quality of the included studies was generally low. The most common diagnostic tools evaluated were transvaginal ultrasound (20/45), followed by medical history (18/45), clinical examination (15/45) and laboratory tests (14/45). Standardised questioning about symptoms, systolic blood pressure 0.85, identification of a mass by abdominal palpation or vaginal examination, haemoglobin concentration
Suggested Citation
Viola Polena & Cyrille Huchon & Catalina Varas Ramos & Roman Rouzier & Alexandre Dumont & Arnaud Fauconnier, 2015.
"Non-Invasive Tools for the Diagnosis of Potentially Life-Threatening Gynaecological Emergencies: A Systematic Review,"
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(2), pages 1-17, February.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pone00:0114189
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114189
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