Table 3 Comparisons of the pregnancy outcomes between the laparoscopy and laparotomy groups.

From: The effect of surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy on concurrent intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization

Pregnancy outcomes

The laparoscopy group (n = 401)

The laparotomy group (n = 45)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Miscarriage, % (n)

11.5% (46/401)

4.4% (2/45)

0.359(0.084–1.531)

0.235

Early miscarriage (< 12 weeks), % (n)

10.7% (43/401)

4.4% (2/45)

0.387(0.091–1.655)

0.287

Late miscarriage (12–22 weeks), % (n)

0.8% (3/401)

0% (0/45)

0.898(0.871–0.927)

1.000

Preterm birth, % (n)

6.2% (25/401)

4.4% (2/45)

0.700(0.160–3.056)

0.882

Term birth, % (n)

82.3% (330/401)

91.1% (41/45)

2.205(0.765–6.354)

0.134

Live birth, % (n)

87.5% (351/401)

95.6% (43/45)

3.063 (0.720-13.036)

0.112

Perinatal mortality, % (n)

1.1% (4/355)

0% (0/43)

0.891(0.861–0.922)

1.000

Caesarean section, % (n)

75.2% (267/355)

79.1% (34/43)

1.245 (0.575–2.698)

0.578

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

38.6 ± 1.9

38.5 ± 1.5

—

0.614

Birth weight (g)

3290.3 ± 430.6

3211.6 ± 480.6

—

0.172

  1. HP heterotopic pregnancy.