OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify clinical practices worldwide, which would help in recognizing @entity1 at risk of excessive @entity548 or of developing @entity5280 following trans-vaginal ovum @entity8637 -up (TV-OPU), measures taken to minimize risks and their management. METHOD: A prospective, web-based questionnaire with distinct questions related to the practice of TV-OPU. RESULTS: A total of 155 units from 55 countries performing 97,200 IVF cycles annually responded to this web-based survey. A majority (65  %) responded that they would routinely carry out full blood count, while 35  % performed coagulation profile. Less than a third agreed screening @entity1 for @entity281 . About a third used both sterile water and antiseptic to minimize ascending @entity281 , and 52  % used antibiotics for prophylaxis. Doppler ultrasound was routinely used by 20  % of clinicians. 73  % of the clinicians preferred conservative management as their first line management for @entity1 diagnosed with @entity548 . CONCLUSION: The study has identified a wide variation in the practices of minimizing @entity281 and @entity548 complications. The dearth of good quality evidence may be responsible for the lack of published guidelines, and therefore a lack of consensus on the optimum practice for minimizing the risk of @entity281 and @entity548 during TV-OPU.

Minimizing the Risk of Infection and Bleeding at Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound-Guided Ovum XXXX -up: Results of a Prospective Web-Based World-Wide Survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['intra-abdominal bleeding', 'bleeding'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['vaginal infections', 'infection'] @entity5280 :: ('MESH:D034161', 'Disease') :: ['pelvic infection'] @entity8637 :: ('9463', 'Gene') :: ['pick']
@entity8637 :: (9463,Gene) :: ['Pick']
