Discordance in fetal biometry and Doppler are independent predictors of the risk of perinatal loss in twin pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 222.e1-222.e10

  Khalil, Asma A ^a   Khan, Naila ^a   Bowe, Sophie ^a   Familiari, Alessandra ^a   Papageorghiou, Aris ^a   Bhide, Amar ^a   Thilaganathan, Basky ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cerebroplacental ratio; estimated fetal weight; impaired fetal growth; intertwin discordance; twin pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PULSATILE FLOW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; BIOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PULSATILE FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84937978463     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.024     Document Type: Article

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