Fetal abnormalities: diagnosis or treatment with percutaneous umbilical blood sampling under continuous US guidance.
Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling has become an important tool in maternal-fetal medicine and allows direct access to fetal blood. In 52 patients, 100 successful consecutive blood sampling procedures were done for a variety of indications, including 20 intravascular intrauterine fetal transfusions for isoimmune disease. Indications, technique, and complications in this series of percutaneous umbilical blood sampling procedures are described.
Benacerraf
B R
BR
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Barss
V A
VA
Saltzman
D H
DH
Greene
M F
MF
Penso
C A
CA
Frigoletto
F D
FD
D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine / Q000379:methods; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography