Effect of Amnioreduction on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Patients with Twin - Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Aim: To assess the effect of amnioreduction on perinatal outcomes in patients with twin %u2013 twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Material and Method: 42 patients with TTTS were enrolled into this study. 14 of 42 patients who underwent amnioreduction formed the study group and 28 of 42 patients who did not undergo amnioreduction formed the control group. Effects of amnioreduction on average week of birth, birth weight, need of neonatal intensive care and perinatal mortality were gathered from medical records retrospectively. P score under 0.05 was accepted as significant. Results: Average week of birth of women who underwent amnioreduction was 28.7 ± 4.1 however it was 31.8 ± 4.9 on control group. Although number of births under 32 weeks is 12 (85.7%) and under 28 weeks is 10 (71.4%) on patients who underwent amnioreduction, it was 12 (43.1%) for under 32 weeks and 9 (32.1%) for under 28 weeks in control group (