Cordocentesis-associated fetal loss and risk factors: single-center experience with 6650 cases.
R TanvisutC WanapirakW PiyamongkolS SirichotiyakulF TongprasertK SrisupunditS LuewanK TraisrisilpP JatavanTheera TongsongPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)
Cordocentesis model training markedly reduces fetal loss during the early learning curve of practice. Thus, cordocentesis practice without prior model training should not be acceptable. Significant procedural risk factors for fetal loss secondary to cordocentesis are placental penetration, prolonged bleeding and fetal bradycardia. Cordocentesis-related fetal loss may be only 0.6%, much lower than the rate reported previously. Copyright © 2020 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.