Selection criteria:
Predefined “Population intervention Comparison Outcomes – PICO”
criteria were used to select studies for inclusion. We included any
study which recruited women who were diagnosed on US scan or clinically
with ectopic pregnancy (Population), and compared the type of management
surgical versus non-surgical (Intervention) during and/or prior Covid-19
peak waves. The primary outcome of the study was the type of management
of EP, the secondary outcomes were the incidence of ruptured EP at
presentation and the rate of complications. We compared these outcomes
prior to and during the COVID-19 peak waves. These outcomes were then
also compared across units with (EPU) or without EPU (NEPU) organised
infrastructure.