Beware of maternal mortality caused by ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy is a common type of acute abdomen in obstetrics and gynaecology.Due to the advancement of detection methods,patients can be diagnosed and treated in a timely manner,but there are still cases of delayed diagnosis and treatment because of the atypical and diverse first symptom and limited clinical thinking,which ultimately leads to maternal mortality.The current article summarizes the main causes of maternal mortality caused by ectopic preg-nancy and countermeasures,aiming to strengthen the attention to ectopic pregnancy and reduce related maternal mortality rate.