Table 5 |
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Classification and diagnostic value of the different combinations of the independent criterias predicting haemoperitoneum ≥ 300 ml |
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| Patients with the characteristic |
probability of haemoperitoneum ≥ 300 ml |
Se (%) |
Sp (%) |
LR + |
LR - |
|
|
|
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| Overall population |
89 |
0.54 |
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| Low risk of massive haemoperitoneum |
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| Absent to mild pelvic pain AND Hb ≥ 10 g/dL AND no fluid above the uterus or around
the ovary at TVUS |
19 |
0.05 |
97.9* |
43.9* |
1.75* |
0.05* |
| High risk of massive haemoperitoneum |
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| Moderate to severe pelvic pain AND Hb <10 g/dL |
14 |
0.93 |
27.1 |
97.6 |
11.10 |
0.75 |
| Moderate to severe pelvic pain AND fluid above the uterus or around the ovary at TVUS |
20 |
0.95 |
39.6 |
97.6 |
16.23 |
0.62 |
| Two criteria present † |
27 |
0.93 |
52.1 |
95.1 |
10.68 |
0.50 |
| All of the 3 criteria present † |
7 |
1.00 |
14.6 |
100.0 |
∞ |
0.85 |
|
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Hb = serum haemoglobin concentration. TVUS = transvaginal ultrasound examination. * Calculated for the absence of the disease. † All women with fluid above the uterus or around the ovary at transvaginal ultrasound examination and Hb < 10 g/dL had moderate to severe pain. |
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Fauconnier et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2007 2:23 doi:10.1186/1749-7922-2-23 |
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