Fetal cardiocentesis: A review of indications, risks, applications and technique

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-244

  Sarno Jr , Albert P ^a   Wilson, R Douglas ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal cardiocentesis; Fetal reduction; Fetal therapy; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANEMIA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORDOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FETAL CARDIOCENTESIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LIBRARY; MEDLINE; PARVOVIRUS; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 42349117214     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000116748     Document Type: Review

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