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Amniocentesis: a Comparison of ‘Monitored’ versus ‘Blind’ Needle Insertion Technique
Author(s) -
Crespigny Lachlan Ch,
Robinson Hugh P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1986.tb01547.x
Subject(s) - amniocentesis , amniotic fluid , medicine , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , fetus , mathematics , biology , genetics , geometry
Summary: The incidence of complications following 382 ‘blind’ amniocenteses, in which ultrasound was used prior to but not during the procedures, was compared with those following 482 ‘continuously monitored’ amniocenteses. The monitored technique was associated with a reduction in the incidence of blood‐stained amniotic fluid, the number of attempts required to obtain fluid and with a fall in the number of spontaneous abortions from 9 (2.4%) to 4 (0.8%).