Early Pregnancy Loss Management in the Emergency Department vs Outpatient Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early pregnancy loss (EPL), or miscarriage, is the most common complication of early pregnancy, and many patients experiencing EPL present to the emergency department (ED). Little is known about how patients who present to the ED with EPL differ from those who present to outpatient clinics and how their management and outcomes differ.

Objective

To compare the management and outcomes of patients with EPL who present to the ED vs outpatient clinics.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used the IBM MarketScan Research Database, a national insurance claims database. Participants were pregnant people aged 15 to 49 years in the US who presented to either an ED or outpatient clinic for initial diagnosis of EPL from October 2015 throug

SUBMITTER: Benson LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018323 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature