Amnioinfusion
Amnioinfusion is a method of thinning thick meconium that has passed into the amniotic fluid.
It can increase fetal space.[1]
It has been used to reduce meconium aspiration syndrome, though evidence of benefit is mixed.[2][3]
It is sometimes used in cases of oligohydramnios.[4]
References
- ^ Hsu TY, Hsu JJ, Fu HC, et al. (September 2009). "The changes in Doppler indices of fetal ductus venosus and umbilical artery after amnioinfusion for women with preterm premature rupture of membranes before 26 weeks' gestation". Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 48 (3): 268–72. PMID 19797018. http://ajws.elsevier.com/ajws_pubmed/pubmed_switch.asp?journal_issn=1028-4559&art_pub_year=2009&%20art_pub_month=09&art_pub_vol=48&art_sp=268.
- ^ Fraser WD, Hofmeyr J, Lede R, et al. (September 2005). "Amnioinfusion for the prevention of the meconium aspiration syndrome". N. Engl. J. Med. 353 (9): 909–17. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa050223. PMID 16135835. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=16135835&promo=ONFLNS19.
- ^ Edwards RK, Duff P (1999). "Prophylactic cefazolin in amnioinfusions administered for meconium-stained amniotic fluid". Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 7 (3): 153–7. doi:10.1155/S1064744999000241. PMC 1784731. PMID 10371474. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1784731.
- ^ Hsu TL, Hsu TY, Tsai CC, Ou CY (December 2007). "The experience of amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios during the early second trimester". Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 46 (4): 395–8. PMID 18182345. http://ajws.elsevier.com/ajws_pubmed/pubmed_switch.asp?journal_issn=1028-4559&art_pub_year=2007&%20art_pub_month=12&art_pub_vol=46&art_sp=395.