OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of operator experience on perinatal outcome in a single centre. DESIGN: Prospective consecutive cohort study. SETTING: Regional tertiary referral Fetal Medicine Centre in the UK. POPULATION: Pregnant women with monochorionic twin pregnancies complicated by severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) (at ≤26 completed weeks of gestatiuon) treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation (FLC) between October 2004 and November 2009. METHODS: Pregnancy characteristics and outcomes were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the effect of a priori defined variables on outcome. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Perinatal survival (survival to 28 days or beyond) for one or more twins. RESULTS: There were 164 consecutive sets of monochorionic twins. The median gestational age (GA) at FLC was 20.4 weeks (interquartile range 18-22.1 weeks), the median interval from FLC to delivery was 88.5 days (interquartile range 53-101 days) and the median GA at delivery was 33.2 weeks (interquartile range 29.7-34.9 weeks). The overall survival was 62%; perinatal survival of one or more twins was 85%. These outcomes improved after about 61 procedures were performed, and after about 3.4 years of experience. Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that Quintero stage-IV disease decreased (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.10-0.69) and prolongation of GA at delivery increased the survival of the twins (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.12-1.60) (P < 0.01). Increasing experience of the procedure by operator led to a significant increase in perinatal survival (P < 0.01; OR 4.59; 95% CI 1.84-11.44). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that only GA at delivery increased survival overall (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.12-1.60; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that both relatively large numbers treated and experience with FLC minimises any adverse outcome in monochorionic pregnancies with severe TTTS.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of operator experience on perinatal outcome in a single centre. DESIGN: Prospective consecutive cohort study. SETTING: Regional tertiary referral Fetal Medicine Centre in the UK. POPULATION: Pregnant women with monochorionic twin pregnancies complicated by severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) (at ≤26 completed weeks of gestatiuon) treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation (FLC) between October 2004 and November 2009. METHODS: Pregnancy characteristics and outcomes were collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the effect of a priori defined variables on outcome. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Perinatal survival (survival to 28 days or beyond) for one or more twins. RESULTS: There were 164 consecutive sets of monochorionic twins. The median gestational age (GA) at FLC was 20.4 weeks (interquartile range 18-22.1 weeks), the median interval from FLC to delivery was 88.5 days (interquartile range 53-101 days) and the median GA at delivery was 33.2 weeks (interquartile range 29.7-34.9 weeks). The overall survival was 62%; perinatal survival of one or more twins was 85%. These outcomes improved after about 61 procedures were performed, and after about 3.4 years of experience. Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that Quintero stage-IV disease decreased (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.10-0.69) and prolongation of GA at delivery increased the survival of the twins (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.12-1.60) (P < 0.01). Increasing experience of the procedure by operator led to a significant increase in perinatal survival (P < 0.01; OR 4.59; 95% CI 1.84-11.44). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that only GA at delivery increased survival overall (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.12-1.60; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that both relatively large numbers treated and experience with FLC minimises any adverse outcome in monochorionic pregnancies with severe TTTS.
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