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Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative outcomes

From: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy: a first series demonstrating how a new surgical technique can be applied in a low-resource setting

Patient

Age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

Parity

Operation time (min)

Perioperative findings

Blood loss

Haemoperitoneum (cc)

Blood loss

Procedure (cc)

Hb decrease (g/dl)

1

28

21.5

1 (VD)

30

Tubal EP

Ampullary bleeding

100

20

1.1

2

27

25.5

1 (CS)

35

Tubal EP

Ampullary bleeding

75

20

0.7

3

32

19.6

1 (VD)

30

Tubal EP

Ruptured

350

50

1.8

4

26

25.2

1 (VD)

50

Tubal EP

Ruptured

1400

70

5.4a

5

32

27

0

20

Tubal EP

Ampullary bleeding

100

20

0.8

  1. a2E packed cells transfused
  2. BMI body mass index, VD vaginal delivery, CS Caesarean section, EP ectopic pregnancy