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Endoscopic Laser Surgery versus Serial Amnioreduction for Severe Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
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Entwicklungsskalen (GES) zur Beurteilung der Entwicklung in den ersten beiden Lebensjahren
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Background: Long-term follow-up is urgently needed to decide on the consequences of new therapies. Objective: This study assesses the use of a national child development screening program for a follow-up examination of a defined patient group. Patients and methods: Neurodevelopmental outcome of 139 survivors after intrauterine laser coagulation for severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome was investigated both according to a standardized neurodevelopmental follow-up and according to the pediatricians' screening examinations. Results: Screening and standardized tests revealed identical results in 90.6% of the cases. Using the national screening program only four out of 139 children (2.9%) with minor neurological disabilities would have been missed. For identifying mild or severe neurodevelopmental abnormalities the screening has a sensivity of 78% and a specifity of 93%. The positive predictive value is 61% and the negative predictive value 97%. Conclusions: The use of already available and established follow-up programs for extended follow-up studies would considerably reduce costs, time and manpower.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine – de Gruyter
Published: Jan 1, 2009
Keywords: Laser coagulation; neurodevelopmental follow-up; preterm infant; screening examinations; twin-twin transfusion syndrome
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