Intrauterine Tranfusion: 101 Consecutive Cases Treated At Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital

Intrauterine transfusion was performed or attempted in 101 cases during a period of four and a half years. After exclusion of six cases, for reasons detailed in the text, 95 cases are considered in detail. Intrauterine transfusion was successfully performed in 93 of these, with a mean of 2·8 transfu...

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Published in:British medical journal 1973-07, Vol.3 (5870), p.39-43
Main Authors: Holt, E. M., Boyd, I. E., Dewhurst, C. J., Murray, J., Naylor, C. H., Smitham, J. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bile pigments
Bile Pigments - blood
Blood
Blood Proteins
Blood transfusion
Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine
Body Weight
Edema
Erythroblastosis, Fetal - mortality
Erythroblastosis, Fetal - therapy
Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
Female
Fetal Death
Fetal Diseases
Fetus
Gestational Age
Gynecology
Hemoglobinometry
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Intrauterine blood transfusion
Labor, Induced
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetrics
Occasional Survey
Pregnancy
Survival rates
Umbilical Cord
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Summary:Intrauterine transfusion was performed or attempted in 101 cases during a period of four and a half years. After exclusion of six cases, for reasons detailed in the text, 95 cases are considered in detail. Intrauterine transfusion was successfully performed in 93 of these, with a mean of 2·8 transfusions each. Forty-four babies (46·3%) survived and all but one are so far developing normally.
ISSN:0007-1447