2016
North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Emery S, Hasley S, Catov J, Miller R, Moon-Grady A, Baschat A, Johnson A, Lim F, Gagnon A, O'Shaughnessy R, Ozcan T, Luks F, Network N. North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 346.e1-346.e7. PMID: 27131587, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion syndromeLaser therapyExpectant managementStage IPoor outcomePregnancy outcomesPredictors of disease behaviorRecipient maximum vertical pocketRisk of fetal lossDiagnosis of stage ICompare pregnancy outcomesExpectantly managed casesMaximum vertical pocketStage I diseaseProcedure-related complicationsFetal mortality rateOdds of poor outcomeRetrospective observational studyInitial management strategyGestational agePlacenta locationPreterm birthVertical pocketI diseaseFetal loss
2013
Fetal isolated short femur in the second trimester and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Özlü T, Ozcan T. Fetal isolated short femur in the second trimester and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Prenatal Diagnosis 2013, 33: 1063-1069. PMID: 23839963, DOI: 10.1002/pd.4197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightAdverse pregnancy outcomesPreterm birthBirth weightPregnancy outcomesFemur lengthShort femurNeonatal intensive care unit admissionLow birth weight infantsRisk of low birth weightIsolated short femurIntensive care unit admissionIncidence of PEMultiple logistic regressionEligible fetusesSingleton pregnanciesApgar scoreGestational ageTrimester ultrasoundMultiple pregnanciesObstetric scanAbdominal circumferenceChromosomal anomaliesUnit admissionDelivery weight