Patient attitudes and preferences for the management of pregnancy of unknown location.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand patient attitudes and preferences when faced with the uncertainty of pregnancy of unknown location (PUL).

Design

Qualitative, interview-based study.

Setting

University Hosptial.

Patients

Patients aged >18 years sampled from the emergency department and a subspecialty fertility practice of a university hospital system.

Interventions

Six to 8 weeks after resolution of a PUL, with an ultimate clinical outcome of either an intrauterine pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, or ectopic pregnancy. Participants underwent either surgical, medical, or expectant management.

Main outcome measures

Thematic analysis of the virtual, semistructured interviews (45-60 minutes in length) conducted with participants to identify commonly expressed p

SUBMITTER: Wu JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature