Prediction of treatment success according to first day and fourth day B-hcg values of ectopic pregnancy patients which treated with methotrexate: a retrospective study of 183 patients
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
we aimed to predict treatment success with comparing B-hcg values on first and
fourth days of methotrexate injection
METHODS: we research the informations of ectopic pregnancy,
retrospectively, between years 2009 and 2017 in Kartal Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Training
and Research Hospital which treated with single dose MTX. 183 patients included
into the study.
RESULTS: In our study; 77,6% of patients treated with single
dose MTX injection. With inclusion of second dose injected patients, success
rate is rising to 91,8%. When we look at the prior B-hcg values, patients,those
have less than 2000 mIU/mL values, have higher treatment success rate with
single dose MTX injection. When we look at the patients, who needed second MTX
dose, we have seen 95,95% success rate on patients’ B-hcg values less than 4000
mIU/mL. More than 10 percent decrease of Patients’ B-hcg value between first and
fourth days of treatment showed 94,6% success rate. As patients’
treatment,whose B-hcg values decreased less than 10%, showed 48,6% success rate.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Despite treatment success rate as
initial B-hcg levels rises, we have to keep in mind that even patients with
higher than 5000 mIU/mL B-hCG, there is a 72% treatment success rate. If there
is no contraindication, still MTX treatment considered as a good choice of
treatment. More than 10 percent decrease on patients’ fourth day of treatment
B-hcg values seems to be a good parameter for treatment success prediction. But
there is 48,6% of negative predictive value, and this is a disadvantage about
prediction of MTX injection treatment success.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 15, 2019
Submission Date
September 7, 2018
Acceptance Date
March 5, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 50 Number: 3