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Intravascular fetal blood transfusion under ultrasonic guidance in a case of severe Rh isoimmunization
M Westgren1, M Stangenberg, P Sasidharan
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A severely Rh-affected fetus with an initial hematocrit value of 7% and a hemoglobin value of 2.3 g/dl was transfused three times by the intravascular route into the umbilical cord under ultrasonic guidance. After the second transfusion, fetal movements recurred and the non-stress test became reactive. Neonatal outcome was favorable. The implications of this procedure are discussed.