Management of Kell isoimmunization - Evaluation of a Doppler-guided approach

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 814-820

  Rimon, E ^a,c   Peltz, R ^a   Gamzu, R ^a   Yagel, S ^b   Feldman, B ^a   Chayen, B ^a   Achiron, R ^a   Lipitz, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetal anemia; Kell isoimmunization; MCA PSV; Middle cerebral artery; Neonatal anemia; Peak systolic velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KELL BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33751253744     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2837     Document Type: Article

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