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Chapter 13 - Ex-Utero Intrapartum Therapy

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

By
James Fisher ,
Timothy C. Lee  and
Mario Patino
Edited by
Olutoyin A. Olutoye
Olutoyin A. Olutoye
Affiliation:
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Illinois
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Summary

Advanced imaging of the mid-gestation fetus has allowed for the early detection and monitoring of conditions that may impact the delivery of the baby. Large head and neck masses that will likely compromise ventilation at birth can therefore be easily diagnosed with plans for securing the airway at birth. Ex-utero intrapartum therapy has greatly enhanced survival for such affected infants at birth. The success of this approach in providing advanced airway management at delivery has also been extended to the treatment of other conditions that may be life-threatening within the first few minutes to hours of life.

Keywords

cystic hygromateratomasacro-coccygeal teratomauterine relaxationfetal therapyhysterotomyairwayteroplacental circulationmulti-disciplinaryEXIT
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Anesthesia for Maternal-Fetal Surgery
Concepts and Clinical Practice
 , pp. 191 - 206
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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