J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
2010 Dec;21(6):840-843.
Clinical Characteristics and History of Patients with Hemoperitoneum due to Ovarian Cyst Rupture
- Affiliations
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- 1Department Of Emergency Medicine, Bucheon Hospital of Sooncheonhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. lovelydr@schbc.ac.kr
- 2Department of Emergency Medicine, College of medicine, Gumi Hospital of Soonchunhyang University, Gumi, Korea.
Abstract
- PURPOSE
To evaluate and analyze the clinical characteristics and history of patients with hemoperitoneum due to ovarian rupture.
METHODS
Subjects were fertile females who visited the emergency department between January 2006 and December 2008. We did retrospective chart reviews only for patients diagnosed with hemoperitoneum. We investigated the characteristics and history of enrolled patients.
RESULTS
A total of 76 females (mean age = 28 years) were enrolled. Of the 76, 32 (41.8%) were initially checked for coitus history by emergency physicians (EP). Of the 76, 52 (68.4%) were operated on and the remaining 24 (31.6%) were only observed. Only 4 patients had knowledge of a history of ovarian cysts.
CONCLUSION
Coitus history and ovarian cyst history should be done by EPs during the initial examination of fertile females who complain of lower abdominal pain.
