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Intrauterine Transfusions

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Neonatal Transfusion Practices

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Although decreased in incidence, fetal anemia remains a serious complication in pregnancy and is associated with a clinically significant perinatal mortality and morbidity. Ultrasound-guided intrauterine transfusion (IUT) is now considered to be the most successful therapy for fetal anemia secondary to red cell alloimmunization. As a result of a cumulative clinical experience, IUT has been expanded to apply as a therapy for multiple fetal indications including parvovirus B19 infection, fetomaternal hemorrhage, and placental chorioangiomas. Current indications, complications, and long-term outcomes of IUT therapy will be discussed.

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Khalek, N. (2017). Intrauterine Transfusions. In: Sesok-Pizzini, D. (eds) Neonatal Transfusion Practices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42764-5_5

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