Successful fetoscopic laser coagulation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome under local anaesthesia.

نویسندگان

  • S Cooley
  • J Walsh
  • R Mahony
  • S Carroll
  • S Higgins
  • P McParland
  • F McAuliffe
چکیده

A review of the efficacy and outcome of fifteen fetoscopic laser ablations under local anaesthesia for twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) in the National Maternity Hospital Dublin was undertaken. The mean gestation at laser was 19.7 weeks (range 16-25 weeks) with a mean gestation at delivery of 29.1 weeks (range 20-35 weeks). The overall liveborn birth rate was 79% (22 infants) and one pregnancy was still ongoing. There were four neonatal deaths secondary to complications of prematurity. The surviving eighteen infants (64%) undergo regular paediatric review. The procedure was performed successfully in all cases with local anaesthesia. In no case was there maternal discomfort that warranted the procedure to be abandoned and good visual access of the vascular anastamoses was obtained in all cases. Local anaesthesia therefore offers a safe effective anaesthetic option for fetoscopic laser coagulation in monochorionic pregnancies complicated by TTTS.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Irish medical journal

دوره 104 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011