Diagnostic mid trimester amniocentesis: How safe?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 607-615

  Seeds, John W ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA 23298 0034 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Fetal injury; Pregnancy loss; Safety; Ultrasound guidance

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL INJURY; REVIEW;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 4444300609     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.078     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (60)

1. C.B. Jacobson, and R.H. Barter Intrauterine diagnosis and management of genetic defects Am J Obstet Gynecol 99 1967 796 805
2. Rebolloso F, Knutsen T, editors.1998-1999 International Genetic Laboratory Directory. Association of Genetic Technologists, Lenexa, Kan, 1998.
3. M. Miskin, T.A. Doran, N. Rudd, H.A. Gardner, S. Liedgren, and R. Benzie Use of ultrasound for placental localization in genetic amniocentesis Obstet Gynecol 43 1974 872 877
4. M.T. Mennuti, A. DiGaitano, A. McDonnell, A.W. Cohen, and R.M. Liston Fetal-maternal bleeding associated with genetic amniocentesis: real-time versus static ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 62 1983 26 29
5. P. Jeanty, F. Rodesch, R. Romero, I. Venus, and J.C. Hobbins How to improve your amniocentesis technique Am J Obstet Gynecol 146 1983 593 596
6. B.R. Benacerraf, and F.D. Frigoletto Amniocentesis under continuous ultrasound guidance: a series of 232 cases Obstet Gynecol 62 1983 760 763
7. R.J. Carpenter, C.M. Hinkley, and A.F. Carpenter Midtrimester genetic amniocentesis: use of ultrasound direction vs. blind needle insertion J Reprod Med 28 1983 35 40
8. R.A. Williamson, M.W. Varner, and S.S. Grant Reduction in amniocentesis risks using a real-time needle guide procedure Obstet Gynecol 65 1985 751 755
9. R. Romero, P. Jeanty, E.A. Reece, P. Grannum, M. Bracken, and R. Berkowitz Sonographically monitored amniocentesis to decrease intraoperative complications Obstet Gynecol 65 1985 426 430
10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis: recommendations for prenatal counseling MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 44 1995 1 4
11. A. Tabor, M. Madsen, E. Obel, J. Philip, J. Bang, and B. Norgaard-Pedersen Randomized controlled trial of genetic amniocentesis in 4606 low-risk women Lancet 1 1986 1287 1293
12. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Midtrimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis JAMA 236 1976 1471 1476
13. N.E. Simpson, L. Dallaire, J.R. Miller, L. Siminovick, J.L. Hamberton, and J. Miller Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease in Canada: report of a collaborative study CMAJ 115 1976 739 746
14. J. Philip, and J. Bang Outcome of pregnancy after amniocentesis for chromosome analysis BMJ 2 1978 1183 1184
15. An assessment of the hazards of amniocentesis: report of the MRC Working Party on Amniocentesis BJOG 85 suppl 1978 1 41
16. M.S. Golbus, W.D. Loughman, C.J. Epstein, G. Halbasch, J.D. Stephens, and B.D. Hall Prenatal genetic diagnosis in 3000 amniocenteses N Engl J Med 300 1979 157 163
17. F.K. Bartsch, J. Lundbert, and J. Wahlstrom One thousand consecutive midtrimester amniocenteses Obstet Gynecol 55 1980 305 308
18. B.F. Crandall, J. Howard, T. Lebherz, L. Rubinstein, W. Sample, and D. Sarti Follow-up of 2000 second-trimester amniocenteses Obstet Gynecol 56 1980 625 628
19. J.A. Bell, and A.J. Ansford Prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities: analysis of 1000 consecutive amniotic fluids Aust N Z J Gynaecol 21 1981 207 210
20. M. Verjaal, and N.J. Leschot Risk of amniocentesis and laboratory findings in a series of 1500 prenatal diagnoses Prenat Diagn 1 1981 173 181
21. R.P. Porreco, P.E. Young, R. Resnik, L. Cousins, O.W. Jones, and T. Richards Reproductive outcome following amniocentesis for genetic indications Am J Obstet Gynecol 143 1982 653 660
22. F.W. Hanson, F.R. Tennant, E. Zorn, and S. Samuels Analysis of 2136 genetic amniocenteses: experience of a single physician Am J Obstet Gynecol 152 1985 436 443
23. E. Terzian, J. Boreham, H. Cuckle, J. Wald, M. Bobrow, and R. Lindenbaum A survey of diagnostic amniocenteses in Oxford from 1974-1981 Prenat Diagn 5 1985 401 414
24. M.A. Nance, M.K. Dineen, and J.A. Brown Fetal chromosome analysis in Virginia: results and complications of 2,288 cases South Med J 78 1985 944 947
25. J.A. Bell, J.H. Pearn, B.H. Wilson, and A.J. Ansford Prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis: a current audit: a review of 2000 cases of prenatal cytogenetic diagnoses after amniocentesis, and comparisons with early experience Med J Aust 146 1987 12 15
26. B. Kappel, J. Nielsen, K. Brogaard Hanse, M. Mikkelsen, and A.A. Therkelsen Spontaneous abortion following mid-trimester amniocentesis: clinical significance of placental perforation and blood-stained amniotic fluid BJOG 94 1987 50 54
27. G. Farahani, M.A. Goldman, J.G. Davis, N.B. Kardon, E. Mohandes, and H. Pek Use of the ultrasound aspiration transducer in midtrimester amniocentesis J Reprod Med 29 1984 227 231
28. N.J. Leschot, M. Verjaal, and P.E. Treffers Risks of midtrimester amniocentesis: assessment in 3000 pregnancies BJOG 92 1985 804 807
29. J.V. Dacus, R.S. Wilroy, R. Summitt, J.A. Garbaciak, T.N. Abdella, and J.A. Spinnato Genetic amniocentesis: a twelve years' experience Am J Med Genet 20 1985 443 452
30. E. Andreasen, and K. Kristoffersen Incidence of spontaneous abortion after amniocentesis: influence of placental localization and past obstetric and gynecologic history Am J Perinatol 6 1989 268 273
31. A.T. Bombard, J.F. Powers, S. Carter, A. Schwartz, and H.M. Nitowsky Procedure-related fetal losses in transplacental versus nontransplacental genetic amniocentesis Am J Obstet Gynecol 172 1995 868 872
32. T. Marthin, S. Liedgren, and M. Hammar Transplacental needle passage and other risk-factors associated with second trimester amniocentesis Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 76 1997 728 732
33. Randomized trial to assess safety and fetal outcome of early and midtrimester amniocentesis: the Canadian Early and Mid-Trimester Amniocentesis Trial (CEMAT) Group Lancet 351 1998 1434 1436
34. B. Eiben, W. Hammans, S. Hansen, W. Trawicki, B. Osthelder, and A. Stelzer On the complication risk of early amniocentesis versus standard amniocentesis Fetal Diagn Ther 12 1997 140 144
35. T. Tongsong, C. Wanapirak, P. Sirivatanapa, W. Piyamongkol, S. Sirichotiyakul, and A. Yampochai Amniocentesis-related fetal loss: a cohort study Obstet Gynecol 92 1998 64 67
36. E.C. Roper, J.C. Konje, R.C. De Chazal, D.P. Puckett, C.A. Oppenheimer, and D.J. Taylor Genetic amniocentesis: gestation-specific pregnancy outcome and comparison of outcome following early and traditional amniocentesis Prenat Diagn 19 1999 803 807
37. K.P. Reid, L.C. Gurrin, J.E. Dickinson, and J.M. Phillips Pregnancy loss rates following second trimester genetic amniocentesis Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 39 1999 281 285
38. A. Antsaklis, N. Papantoniou, A. Xygakis, S. Mesogitis, E. Tzortzis, and S. Michalas Genetic amniocentesis in women 20-34 years old: associated risks Prenat Diagn 20 2000 247 250
39. E.O. Horger, H. Finch, and V.A. Vincent A single physician's experience with four thousand six hundred genetic amniocenteses Am J Obstet Gynecol 185 2001 279 288
40. P.E. Young, M.R. Matson, and O.W. Jones Fetal exsanguinations and other vascular injuries from midtrimester genetic amniocentesis Am J Obstet Gynecol 129 1977 21 24
41. D.L. Broome, M.G. Wilson, B. Weiss, and B. Kellogg Needle puncture of fetus: a complication of second-trimester amniocentesis Am J Obstet Gynecol 12 1976 247 252
42. L.L. Karp, and P.W. Hayden Fetal puncture during midtrimester amniocentesis Obstet Gynecol 49 1977 115 117
43. C. Gillberg, P. Rasmussen, and J. Wahlstrom Long-term follow-up of children born to women who had amniocentesis [letter] Lancet 1 1979 1341
44. S.L. Epley, J.W. Hanson, and D.P. Cruikshank Fetal injury with midtrimester diagnostic amniocentesis Obstet Gynecol 53 1979 77 80
45. P.G.F. Swift, I.B. Driscoll, and K.D.J. Vowles Neonatal small-bowel obstruction associated with amniocentesis BMJ 1 1979 720
46. S. Merin, and Y. Beyth Uniocular congenital blindness as a complication of midtrimester amniocentesis Am J Ophthalmol 89 1980 299 301
47. S. Youroukos, F. Papadelis, and N. Matsaniotis Porencephalic cysts after amniocentesis Arch Dis Child 55 1980 814 815
48. A.J. Therkelsen, and H. Rehder Intestinal atresia caused by second trimester amniocentesis BJOG 88 1981 559 562
49. R.J. Stock Fetal death secondary to needle laceration during 2nd trimester amniocentesis: a case report Prenat Diagn 2 1982 133 137
50. S. Bruce, J.O. Duffy, and J.E. Wolf Skin dimpling associated with midtrimester amniocentesis Pediatr Dermatol 2 1984 140 142
51. S.S. Raimer, and B.G. Raimer Needle puncture scars from midtrimester amniocentesis Arch Dermatol 120 1984 1360 1362
52. J.K. Finegan, B.J. Quarrington, H.E. Hughes, N.L. Rudd, L.J. Stevens, R. Weksberg, and T.A. Doran Infant outcome following midtrimester amniocentesis: development and physical status at age six months BJOG 92 1985 1015 1023
53. M.M. Admoni, and D. BenEzra Ocular trauma following amniocentesis as the cause of leukocoria J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 25 1988 196 197
54. D. BenEzra, M. Sela, and J. Peer Bilateral anophthalmia and unilateral microphthalmia in two siblings Ophthalmologica 198 1989 140 144
55. S.K.F. Chong, G.A. Levitt, J. Lawson, U. Lloyd, and C.G.H. Newman Subarachnoid cyst with hydrocephalus-a complication of midtrimester amniocentesis Prenatal Diagn 9 1989 677 679
56. K.M. Eller, and J.A. Kuller Porencephaly secondary to fetal trauma during amniocentesis Obstet Gynecol 85 1995 865 867
57. G.V. Raymond Rare neurologic injury from amniocentesis Birth Defects Res Clin Mol Teratol 67 2003 205 206
58. C.R. McArdle, W. Cohen, C. Nickerson, and L.E. Hann The use of ultrasound in evaluating problems and complications of genetic amniocentesis J Clin Ultrasound 11 1983 427 429
59. J.P. Crane, and M.M. Kopta Genetic amniocentesis: impact of placental position upon the risk of pregnancy loss Am J Obstet Gynecol 150 1984 813 816
60. C. Giorlandino, L. Mobili, E. Bilancioni, P. D'Alessio, O. Carcioppolo, and P. Gentili Transplacental amniocentesis: Is it really a higher-risk procedure? Prenat Diagn 14 1994 803 806