Comparison of complications in second trimester amniocentesis performed with 20G, 21G and 22G needles

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 597-600

  Uludag, Seyfettin ^a   Aydin, Yavuz ^b   Ibrahimova, Farida ^b   Madazli, Riza ^a   Sen, Cihat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Complication; Fetal loss; Needle size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTIC FLUID LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLOODY AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEEDLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); TURNER SYNDROME; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEEDLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 78650167693     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2010.105     Document Type: Article

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