An audit of outcome in intravascular transfusions using the intrahepatic portion of the fetal umbilical vein compared to cordocentesis

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-276

  Somerset, David A ^a   Moore, Alison ^b   Whittle, Martin J ^a   Martin, William ^a   Kilby, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cordocentesis; Fetal anaemia; Fetal intravascular transfusion; Intrahepatic transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOCENTESIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LIVER VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; CORDOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISEASES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIVER; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; RH ISOIMMUNIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 33645690445     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091355     Document Type: Article

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