Table 5.
Patients with the characteristic | probability of haemoperitoneum ≥ 300 ml | Se (%) | Sp (%) | LR + | LR - | |
Overall population | 89 | 0.54 | ||||
Low risk of massive haemoperitoneum | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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 |
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.