1996
Antenatal management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia with intravenous γ-globulin: A randomized trial of the addition of low-dose steroid to intravenous γ-globulin
Bussel J, Berkowitz R, Lynch L, Lesser M, Paidas M, Huang C, McFarland J. Antenatal management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia with intravenous γ-globulin: A randomized trial of the addition of low-dose steroid to intravenous γ-globulin. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 174: 1414-1423. PMID: 9065105, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70582-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCerebral HemorrhageDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFetal BloodFetal DiseasesHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousIsoantibodiesMaternal-Fetal ExchangePlatelet CountPrednisonePregnancyProspective StudiesSalvage TherapyThrombocytopeniaTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntravenous γ-globulinAlloimmune thrombocytopeniaThrombocytopenic fetusesIntracranial hemorrhageIntravenous gamma globulin treatmentGamma globulin treatmentLow-dose steroidsUtero platelet transfusionsFetal blood samplingMaternal infusionAntenatal managementSevere thrombocytopeniaΓ-globulinPlatelet countPlatelet transfusionsBlood samplingFetal bloodThrombocytopeniaPlatelet increaseDexamethasoneFetusesGm/PrednisoneNonrespondersHemorrhage
1995
Alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Fetal and neonatal losses related to cordocentesis
Paidas M, Berkowitz R, Lynch L, Lockwood C, Lapinski R, McFarland J, Bussel J. Alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Fetal and neonatal losses related to cordocentesis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 172: 475-479. PMID: 7856672, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90559-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlloimmune thrombocytopeniaExact testNeonatal lossAntenatal intracranial hemorrhageMean platelet countMulticenter treatment studyFisher's exact testResult of exsanguinationWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testFatal exsanguinationIntracranial hemorrhageNeonatal deathPlatelet countCordocentesisTreatment studiesThrombocytopeniaFetusesUntreated siblingsLaboratory data