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Umbilical vein blood flow in rhesus-isoimmunization
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb09282.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 90, Issue 7, pages 640–643, July 1983
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KIRKINEN, P., JOUPPILA, P. and EIK-NES, S. (1983), Umbilical vein blood flow in rhesus-isoimmunization. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 90: 640–643. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb09282.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 11 October 1982 Accepted 2 February 1983
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Summary. In 18 pregnancies complicated by rhesus-isoimmunization, blood flow in the fetal umbilical vein was measured by a noninvasive technique combining real-time and pulsed Doppler ultrasound. Blood flow was found to be elevated in severely affected fetuses and immediately after intrauterine blood transfusion. Blood flow in the fetal umbilical vein was inversely correlated with cord haemoglobin concentration at birth (r=−0.68). The technique used can be used for noninvasive assessment of fetal condition in rhesus-isoimmunization.