Amniocentesis. The experience in a district hospital.
The aim of this audit was to evaluate the effect of the introduction of biochemical screening for Downs syndrome (triple test i.e., serum alphafetoprotein [AFP], human chorionic gonadotrophin [hCG], and unconjugated oestriol [uE3] on amniocentesis at Whipps Cross Hospital.
Ogueh
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Baffour
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Hibbert
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McMillan
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D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004964:Estriol / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008131:London; D008423:Maternal Age; D008485:Medical Audit; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D004964:Estriol