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Factors associated with multiple‐pass procedures during chorionic villus sampling: A video analysis
Author(s) -
Silver Richard K.,
Macgregor Scott N.,
Hobart Edward D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970120307
Subject(s) - chorionic villus sampling , medicine , amniocentesis , sampling (signal processing) , pregnancy , cohort , placenta , obstetrics , gynecology , catheter , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , radiology , pathology , biology , genetics , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Abstract Multiple placental passes during chorionic villus sampling (CVS) increase the risk of fetal loss; however, specific factors that predispose to repeat aspiration have not been delineated. To identify anatomic and technical variables associated with multiple‐pass procedures, a detailed review of 205 videotaped CVS procedures (single pass = 163; multiple pass = 42) was performed, blinded to pregnancy outcome. The route of sampling did not influence the need for multiple aspiration attempts (transabdominal—30/ 135; transcervical—12/70), nor was placental location alone discriminatory. However, the combination of a posterior placenta and uterine retroversion was observed more frequently in the multiple‐pass cohort (8/42 vs. 9/163; p <0.05). In transabdominal cases, suboptimal needle placement (e.g., perpendicular to the placental long axis) was more common in the initial aspiration of a multiple‐pass procedure (21/30 vs. 38/105; p <0.01), while limited penetration of the catheter tip (e.g., just inside the placental edge) characterized a majority of multiple‐pass cases in the transcervical subset (7/12 vs. 3/58; p <0.0001). A case‐control cohort was constructed to evaluate the impact of these technical variables on sampling efficacy, independent of the influence of uterine position and placental site. In that analysis, suboptimal location and/or orientation of the sampling device remained characteristic of multiple‐pass cases. We conclude that further reduction in the frequency of multiple‐pass procedures might be achieved by consistent placement of the device tip in the central placental mass. Unlike amniocentesis, where any point of amnion entry will suffice, this technical nuance should be emphasized with CVS to maximize the single‐pass success rate.