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. 2024 May 3;25(3):431–435. doi: 10.5811/westjem.18396

Table.

Age of patient in years, reported race, rate of ectopic rupture at presentation, unstable at presentation (heart rate >100 bpm, systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg, or documentation of instability), rate of methotrexate failure after treatment, rate of live ectopic at presentation, β-hCG levels for visualized ectopic, β-hCG levels for ruptured vs non-ruptured ectopic, and greatest diameter of visualized ectopic.

Variable assessed Findings
Age (Years) 29.39 (SD 4.42)
Race (May include more than one)
 White 51.8%
 Black 40.8%
 Asian 3.6%
 American Indian/Native American 0.6%
 No response 2.7%
Ruptured at presentation 22.9%
Unstable at presentation 14.4%
Methotrexate failure rate
 Single dose 14.7%
 Multi dose 36.9%
Live ectopic at presentation 9.1%
β-hCG levels (mIU/mL)
 Ruptured 7,005 (SD 8,949)
 Non-ruptured 7,609 (SD 8,773)
T-test P = 0.51
β-hCG for visualized ectopic pregnancy (mIU/mL; n = 456)
 Mean 4,964 (SD 12,217)
 Median 1,209
Greatest diameter of visualized ectopic pregnancy (mm; n = 456)
 Mean 24 (SD 14.3)
 Median 21

β-hCG, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin; mlU/ML, milli-international units per milliliter; mm, millimeter.