2000
Noninvasive Diagnosis by Doppler Ultrasonography of Fetal Anemia Due to Maternal Red-Cell Alloimmunization
Mari G, Deter R, Carpenter R, Rahman F, Zimmerman R, Moise K, Dorman K, Ludomirsky A, Gonzalez R, Gomez R, Oz U, Detti L, Copel J, Bahado-Singh R, Berry S, Martinez-Poyer J, Blackwell S. Noninvasive Diagnosis by Doppler Ultrasonography of Fetal Anemia Due to Maternal Red-Cell Alloimmunization. New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 342: 9-14. PMID: 10620643, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200001063420102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Flow VelocityBlood Group IncompatibilityCordocentesisErythroblastosis, FetalErythrocytesFemaleFetal BloodGestational AgeHemoglobinsHumansInfant, NewbornIsoantibodiesMiddle Cerebral ArteryPregnancyPregnancy Complications, HematologicProspective StudiesReference ValuesRh IsoimmunizationROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonography, Doppler, PulsedUltrasonography, PrenatalConceptsMaternal red cell alloimmunizationRed cell alloimmunizationMiddle cerebral arterySystolic blood flowCerebral arteryBlood flowSevere anemiaFetal anemiaDoppler ultrasonographyNormal fetusesHemoglobin concentrationFetal middle cerebral arteryPeak velocityFetal hemoglobin concentrationAbsence of hydropsPeak systolic velocityGestational ageModerate anemiaSystolic velocityHemoglobin valuesMild anemiaInvasive techniquesAlloimmunizationAnemiaArtery
1993
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