Goddijn Mariëtte, de Jager Fleur, Kaaijk Eugenie M, van der Veen Fulco, Ankum Willem M, Hajenius Petra J
Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam, Centrum voor Voortplantingsgeneeskunde, afd. Verloskunde en Gynaecologie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009;153:A601.
Problems in the first trimester of pregnancy frequently occur. Examples are miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and recurrent miscarriage. In Dutch hospitals there is a growing interest in the setting up of 'early pregnancy units' (EPUs). The aim of these EPUs is to improve the quality of care for women with early pregnancy problems by centralising the care and knowledge available. This centralisation could prevent over- and underdiagnosis and over- and undertreatment. Moreover, EPUs could improve the logistics of clinical research. The potential effectiveness of these units in the Netherlands still needs to be investigated.
妊娠早期经常出现问题。例如流产、异位妊娠和复发性流产。在荷兰医院，人们对设立“早期妊娠单元”（EPU）的兴趣日益浓厚。这些早期妊娠单元的目的是通过集中现有的护理和知识来提高对有早期妊娠问题女性的护理质量。这种集中化可以防止过度诊断和漏诊以及过度治疗和治疗不足。此外，早期妊娠单元可以改善临床研究的后勤保障。这些单元在荷兰的潜在有效性仍有待研究。
