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. 2015 Nov 16;2015:1406.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Repeat ectopic pregnancy

Systematic review
Haemodynamically stable women, each with small unruptured tubal pregnancy
3 RCTs in this analysis
Repeat ectopic pregnancy rates
2/40 (5%) with single-dose methotrexate (intramuscular)
7/58 (12%) with salpingotomy (by laparoscopy)

OR 0.54
95% CI 0.12 to 2.44
Not significant

Systematic review
74 haemodynamically stable women, each with a laparoscopically confirmed unruptured tubal pregnancy
Data from 1 RCT
Repeat ectopic pregnancy rates
3/34 (9%) with multiple-dose methotrexate (intramuscular)
4/40 (10%) with salpingotomy (by laparoscopy)

OR 0.87
95% CI 0.19 to 4.12
Not significant