Abstract
Five pregnancies with severe blood cell isoimmunization were managed with intrauterine intravascular transfusions. The procedures were performed percutaneously under direct ultrasound visualization. A total of 14 transfusions, of 16 attempted, were successfully performed. The 5 fetuses required more than one transfusion. Only one died before been born. The other four are alive and without sequelae. Technical aspects of the procedure as well as its indications, advantages, and historical drawbacks are discussed.
Translated title of the contribution | Intravascular fetal transfusion in the management of perinatal hemolytic disease |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 181-187 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Revista chilena de obstetricia y ginecología |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1991 |
Keywords
- Blood Transfusion
- Intrauterine
- Erythroblastosis
- Prenatal
- Fetal; Female
- Fetal Blood
- Ultrasonography
- Rh Isoimmunization
- Low Birth Weight