Embarazo ectópico. Estudio en el Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray

Karin Romero; César Herrera; Ninoska Rojas; Lucio Romero; Carlos Irribaren

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v48i563

Authors

Karin Romero Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, EsSalud, Trujillo, Perú
César Herrera Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, EsSalud, Trujillo, Perú
Ninoska Rojas Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, EsSalud, Trujillo, Perú
Lucio Romero Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, EsSalud, Trujillo, Perú
Carlos Irribaren Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, EsSalud, Trujillo, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v48i563

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of some epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic factors in ectopic pregnancy. DESIGN: Retrospective. LOCATION: Department of Gynecology of the Hospital Victor Lazarte Echegaray - EsSalud of Trujillo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-one patients who had operative diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy in the period May 1995 to April 2000. RESULTS: Ectopic pregnancy had a frequency of 1 in every 133 births; 33.3% of patients were between 36 and 45 years old. The predisposing factors were pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and uterine surgical curettage; the most widely used diagnostic method was ultrasound (66.7%); The most frequent location was tubal (90.2%); major complications were anemia (68.6%) and hypovolemic shock (13.7%). CONCLUSION: ectopic pregnancy related characteristics were similar to those described in the literature.