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SFM Fetal Therapy Practice Guidelines: Intrauterine Blood Transfusion

Journal of Fetal Medicine, 2023
AbstractDespite routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis with immunoglobulin, Rh alloimmunization and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn continue to occur due to a myriad of reasons. Intrauterine intravascular transfusion (IUT) or fetal blood transfusion is a therapeutic prenatal procedure in which specifically prepared and treated unit of donor ...
Seneesh Kumar Vikraman, Manikandan Krishnan   +1 more
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Complications of intrauterine intravascular blood transfusion: lessons learned after 1678 procedures [PDF]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2017
ABSTRACTObjectiveMaternal alloimmunization to fetal red‐blood‐cell antigens is a major cause of fetal anemia, which can lead to hydrops and perinatal death if untreated. The cornerstone of management during pregnancy is intrauterine intravascular blood transfusion (IUT).
Zwiers, C., Lindenburg, I., Klumper, F., Haas, M. de, Oepkes, D., Kamp, I. van   +5 more
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Intrauterine Blood Transfusion: Current Indications and Associated Risks [PDF]

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2014
Fetal anemia is a serious complication in pregnancy and associated with perinatal mortality and morbidity. During 25 years of worldwide experience with intravascular intrauterine blood transfusion, a variety of indications have been described. Intrauterine transfusion (IUT) treatment is considered most successful for fetal anemia due to red cell ...
Lindenburg, I.T.M., Kamp, I.L. van, Oepkes, D.   +2 more
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Considerations for Menstrual Suppression in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies. [PDF]

Pharmacotherapy
ABSTRACT Patients who menstruate during treatment for hematologic malignancies have a higher risk of heavy vaginal bleeding due to thrombocytopenia caused by malignancy and myelosuppressive chemotherapy. Heavy menstrual bleeding is associated with significant morbidity in this patient population, and menstrual suppression is a standard of supportive ...
Veeravalli S, Schepers A, Benitez LL, Fraga MS.   +3 more
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Questioning universal use of O– red blood cells in intrauterine transfusions

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
In the setting of maternal alloimmunization to antigen(s) on fetal red blood cells, significant fetal anemia may develop, and an intrauterine transfusion may be required. When selecting a blood product for intrauterine transfusion, the priority should be crossmatch compatibility with the mother.
Olivia G. Johnson, BS, William N. Rose, MD   +1 more
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Uncommon Case of Uterine Rupture Associated With Splenic Artery Aneurysm and Rupture During Pregnancy: A Clinical Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT We present a case of concomitant splenic artery aneurysmal rupture with uterine rupture in a 32 year‐old pregnant woman at 34 weeks of gestation with a history of one previous Cesarean section. The patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) due to a sudden abdominal pain, which resolved spontaneously.
Pazoki B, Motevasselian M, Khaleghian M, Biglarifard R, Mousavie SH.   +4 more
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Intrauterine Blood Transfusion for Parvo B19-Induced Fetal Anemia: Neuroimaging Findings and Long-Term Neurological Outcomes

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 2023
Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the neuroimaging findings and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of fetuses and children following intrauterine blood transfusion (IUT) for parvo B19 infection-induced anemia compared to those with RBC ...
A. Berezowsky, A. Hochberg, N. Regev, B. Weisz, S. Lipitz, Y. Yinon   +5 more
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Automated quantitative evaluation of fetal atrioventricular annular plane systolic excursion before and after intrauterine blood transfusion in pregnancies affected by red blood cell alloimmunization

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023
Maternal red blood cell alloimmunization during pregnancy can lead to hemolysis and various degrees of fetal anemia, which can be treated with intrauterine blood transfusion (IUT) to prevent adverse outcomes. Knowledge about fetal myocardial function and
Aikaterini Zamprakou, Ingrid Söderhult, K. Ferm-Widlund, G. Ajne, Jonas Johnson, L. Herling   +5 more
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The indicators for early blood transfusion in patients with placental abruption with intrauterine fetal death: a retrospective review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Placental abruption (PA) with intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is associated with a high risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) resulting from severe disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Yasuko Sano, Michi Kasai, S. Shinoda, E. Miyagi, S. Aoki   +4 more
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Outcome predictors for maternal red blood cell alloimmunisation with anti‐K and anti‐D managed with intrauterine blood transfusion

British Journal of Haematology, 2021
Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunisation with anti‐D and anti‐K comprise the majority of cases of fetal haemolytic disease requiring intrauterine red cell transfusion (IUT).
Evangelia Vlachodimitropoulou, M. Garbowski, Shelley Anne Solomon, N. Abbasi, G. Seaward, R. Windrim, J. Keunen, E. Kelly, T. van Mieghem, N. Shehata, G. Ryan   +10 more
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