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• Ectopic pregnancy is where a pregnancy develops in an abnormal location. Most ectopic pregnancies occur within the fallopian tube (tubal ectopic pregnancy) and untreated may result in serious complications including blood transfusion, injury at surgery and even death. Ectopic pregnancy remains the leading international cause of death in the first trimester of pregnancy.
• Our aim is to identify and review the diagnosis and management of tubal ectopic pregnancy in a maternity unit in the Republic of Ireland.
  Data (from 2020 – 2022) was gathered from the electronic health records of women diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy. Details on the socio-demographic and characteristics of the women and pregnancy, information on the care they were provided and their outcomes was analysed.
  Through recognition of adverse outcomes associated with ectopic pregnancy it is possible to identify areas for improvement in service provision, staff education and ultimately benefit future patient care and outcomes.

People

• David Synnott (1,2), Sara Leitao (1,3), Claire Everard (1,2), Keelin O’Donoghue (1,2,4), Deirdre Hayes-Ryan (1,2,3)
  1. Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
  3. National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
  4. INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland