Inexscreen as a screening test for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage

Malaysian Health Technology Assessment (MaHTAS)
Record ID 32016000292
English
Authors' objectives: To assess the safety, effectiveness (diagnostic accuracy) and cost-effectiveness of Inexscreen as a screening tool for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.
Authors' recommendations: There was limited retrievable fair level of evidence on the safety and effectiveness (diagnostic accuracy) of Inexscreen as a screening test for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. The evidence showed that Inexscreen test has a sensitivity of 92.6% and a specificity of 83% when used in women who presented to the emergency gynaecology departments with vaginal bleeding and / or vaginal pain. However, when used in women who attended the gynaecology emergency department for any reason, the sensitivity and specificity of Inexscreen as a screening test for ectopic and miscarriage was only 13% and 82% respectively. There was no retrievable evidence on the cost-effectiveness of this technology.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Malaysia
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Abortion, Spontaneous
  • Female
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic
Contact
Organisation Name: Malaysian Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address: Malaysian Health Technology Assessment Section, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Level 4, Block E1, Parcel E, 62590 Putrajaya Malaysia Tel: +603 8883 1229
Contact Name: htamalaysia@moh.gov.my
Contact Email: htamalaysia@moh.gov.my
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