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Am J Perinatol 1990; 7(3): 279-280
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999501
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© 1990 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Icteric Serum as an Indicator of Fetal Vascular Access During Intravascular Transfusion for Hemolytic Disease

Kenneth J. Moise Jr. , Brian Kirshon, Robert J. Carpenter Jr. , Russell L. Deter
  • Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Correct needle placement during intravascular transfusion of the fetus may be difficult with an anterior placentation. Elevated bilirubin levels due to red cell hemolysis in the fetus of an alloimmunized pregnancy will result in icteric serum. The finding of such serum in centrifuged capillary tubes can be used to confirm fetal vascular access.