Perinatal outcomes and central nervous system abnormalities following intrauterine fetal transfusion: 17 years' experience in a tertiary center.
María Ángeles Sánchez-DuránMaría Teresa HiguerasMayte Avilés-GarcíaNerea MaízMarta Rodríguez-AliberasSilvia ArévaloElida VázquezCésar W Ruiz CampilloElena CarrerasPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
In fetuses undergoing intrauterine RBC transfusion, the survival rate is high, particularly in the absence of hydrops and if the gestational age at first transfusion is above 22 weeks. Significant neurological impairment is uncommon, despite the fact that postnatal CNS anomalies at ultrasound or MRI are frequent.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- birth weight
- cardiac surgery
- preterm birth
- magnetic resonance imaging
- sickle cell disease
- pregnant women
- preterm infants
- contrast enhanced
- blood brain barrier
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- cerebrospinal fluid
- red blood cell
- cerebral ischemia
- insulin resistance
- ultrasound guided
- skeletal muscle
- brain injury
- weight gain