Predictive value of presence of amniotic sac without visible embryonic heartbeat in diagnosis of early embryonic demise
- Resource Type
- Authors
- D. Jurkovic; Maria Memtsa; W. M. Dooley; Eric Jauniaux; L. V. De Braud; N. Thanatsis
- Source
- Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 57:149-154
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Amniotic sac
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Miscarriage
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective cohort study
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Ectopic pregnancy
Amnion
Obstetrics
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Pregnancy, Ectopic
Abortion, Spontaneous
medicine.anatomical_structure
Gestational Sac
Reproductive Medicine
Gestation
Female
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1469-0705
0960-7692
OBJECTIVES To assess the diagnostic value and impact on management of visualizing on ultrasound an amniotic sac without a live embryo (amniotic sac sign). We also examined the potential effect on the number of follow-up visits in early pregnancy units of incorporating this sign into current diagnostic algorithms. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of all pregnant women who attended a single specialist early pregnancy unit from July 2017 to November 2018 with symptoms of pain and/or bleeding, or with a history of ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage, at