Preoperative Pregnancy Testing in Adolescents

Autor:	Jeremy L. Krock, Farid J. Azzam, Gurpreet S. Padda, Suzanne M. Kolterman, James W. DeBoard
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	Pregnancy test Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Retrospective cohort study Perioperative medicine.disease Surgery Pregnancy testing Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Medicine Gestation Positive Pregnancy Test business
Zdroj:	Anesthesia & Analgesia. 82:4-7
ISSN:	0003-2999
DOI:	10.1213/00000539-199601000-00002
Popis:	Anesthetics and other drugs used during the perioperative period may have teratogenic or abortive effects. The pregnancy status of surgical patients is often unknown. This investigation examined retrospectively the results of 2 yr of mandatory pregnancy testing in 412 adolescent surgical patients. The overall incidence of positive tests was 1.2%. Five of 207 patients aged 15 yr and older tested positive, for an incidence of 2.4% in that group. None of the 205 patients under the age of 15 yr had a positive pregnancy test. We conclude that mandatory pregnancy testing is advisable in adolescent surgical patients aged 15 yr and older.
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