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percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
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sampling /sam·pling/ (sam´pling) the selection or making of a sample. chorionic villus sampling (CVS) any of several procedures for obtaining fetal tissue to use in prenatal diagnosis, performed at 9 to 12 weeks' gestation, usually by means of a catheter passed through the cervix or by a needle inserted through the abdominal and uterine walls. percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS) cordocentesis. percutaneous umbilical blood sampling PUBS Cordocentesis Neonatology An ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of umbilical cord blood, to ID fetal disease–eg, hemoglobinopathies, hemophilia, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, von Willebrand
disease, alloimmunization–Rh disease, Kell and other RBC antigens, alloimmune thrombocytopenia, metabolic disorders, fetal infection–eg, B19, CMV, rubella, toxoplasmosis, varicella, fetal karyotyping, and for fetal therapy–eg, RBC
and platelet transfusion Complications Cord hematoma, bradycardia, fetal wastage ±2.7% How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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