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Management of Severe Hemolytic Disease with Ultrasound‐Guided Intravascular Fetal Transfusions
Author(s) -
Kanhai H.H.H.,
Gravenhorst J. Bennebroek,
Kamp I.L.,
Meerman R.H.,
Brand A.,
DohmenFeld M.W.A.,
Ruys J.H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1990.tb00855.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , gestational age , pregnancy , obstetrics , hemolytic disease of the newborn (abo) , disease , hemolytic anemia , surgery , genetics , biology
. Between January 1987 and March 1989, 22 fetuses with severe hemolytic disease were treated with 64 ultrasound‐guided intrauterine intravascular transfusions. Eighteen infants survived and are doing well. In 12 fetuses, hydropic changes were present at the first transfusion; 9 of these survived. In 8 of the 10 fetuses with a gestational age < 26 weeks, intrauterine treatment was successful.