Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: A Kleihauer-Betke test result was available before and after 1,311 trials of external cephalic version. The Kleihauer-Betke test was positive in 67 (5.1%) before the procedure. Of the 1,244 women with a negative Kleihauer-Betke test before external cephalic version, 30 (2.4%) had a positive Kleihauer-Betke test after the procedure. Ten (0.8%) had an estimated fetomaternal hemorrhage greater than 1 mL, and one (0.08%) had an estimated fetomaternal hemorrhage greater than 30 mL. The risk of fetomaternal hemorrhage was not influenced by parity, gestational age, body mass index, number of attempts at version, placental location, or amniotic fluid index. CONCLUSION: LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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Authors | Marc Boucher, Gerald P Marquette, Jocelyne Varin, Josette Champagne, Emmanuel Bujold |
Journal | Obstetrics and gynecology
(Obstet Gynecol)
Vol. 112
Issue 1
Pg. 79-84
(Jul 2008)
ISSN: 0029-7844 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18591311
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Breech Presentation
(therapy)
- Female
- Fetomaternal Transfusion
(etiology)
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Prospective Studies
- Version, Fetal
(adverse effects)
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