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Table 4 Summary of adverse events (AEs) etiologically related to LGE

From: Does lower gastrointestinal endoscopy during pregnancy pose a risk for mother and child? – a systematic review

 

Week of LGE

Week of AE

Type of AE

Other intervention between LGE and AE

Likeliness relation

Sigmoidoscopy

 

10

10.4

Incomplete spontaneous abortion

Laparotomy

Possible

 

20

20

Fetal death

Laparotomy

Possible

 

28

28

Suspected perforation leading to emergency caesarean section

Laparotomy and caesarean section at same time

Likely

Colonoscopy

 

25

26

Fetal death

None

Probable

 

15.2

15.3

Pregnancy termination by physicians

None

Probable

 

34.0

34.1

Premature spontaneous labour

Nifedipine cessation

Possible