Fetal platelet counts correlate with the severity of the anemia in red-cell alloimmunization.
Saade G, Moise K, Copel J, Belfort M, Carpenter R. Fetal platelet counts correlate with the severity of the anemia in red-cell alloimmunization. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1993, 82: 987-91. PMID: 8233277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed cell alloimmunizationFetal platelet countPlatelet countNonhydropic fetusesBilirubin levelsReticulocyte countMaternal red cell alloimmunizationLow platelet countStudent's t-testFetal plateletsHydropic fetusesIntrauterine transfusionFetal anemiaGestational ageInitial transfusionAnemic fetusesHematopoietic stem cellsFetusesAlloimmunizationThrombocytopeniaTransfusionRegression analysisT-testAnemiaHydropic