Prevalence of positive preoperative pregnancy testing in teenagers scheduled for orthopedic surgery

William L. Hennrikus; Brian A. Shaw; Joseph A. Gerardi

doi:10.1097/01241398-200109000-00024

Prevalence of positive preoperative pregnancy testing in teenagers scheduled for orthopedic surgery

William L. Hennrikus, Brian A. Shaw, Joseph A. Gerardi

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Abstract

The pregnancy status of female teenagers presenting for orthopaedic surgery is often unknown. Anesthetics may have teratogenic or abortive effects. The authors report the results of a screening program for unrecognized pregnancy in 532 female teenagers presenting for orthopaedic surgery. Five patients with a positive urine human chorionic gonadotropin test were identified, for a prevalence of 1 positive result in 106 patients tested (0.9%). Surgery was cancelled in each case.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	677-679
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-200109000-00024
State	Published - Jan 1 2001

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Prevalence of positive preoperative pregnancy testing in teenagers scheduled for orthopedic surgery

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