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A CRITICAL REVIEW OF INTRAUTERINE FETAL TRANSFUSION
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00914.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 83, Issue 9, pages 688–693, September 1976
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Palmer, A. and Gordon, R. R. (1976), A CRITICAL REVIEW OF INTRAUTERINE FETAL TRANSFUSION. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 688–693. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00914.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
A critical review of 142 intrauterine fetal transfusions performed in 99 patients during 107 pregnancies raised doubts about the absolute benefit of the procedure. Two main problems emerged: the diagnostic criteria upon which decisions were based were inadequate and the fetal mortality associated with transfusion was high, especially when this was performed before 28 weeks. We measured amniotic fluid bilirubin concentration by a biochemical method but the results following intrauterine fetal transfusion were similar to those observed by others using spectrophotometric examination of amniotic fluid.