Sacco, A;
Van der Veeken, L;
Bagshaw, E;
Ferguson, C;
Van Mieghem, T;
David, AL;
Deprest, J;
(2019)
Maternal complications following open and fetoscopic fetal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prenatal Diagnosis
, 39
(4)
pp. 251-268.
10.1002/pd.5421.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To establish maternal complication rates for fetoscopic or open fetal surgery. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature review for studies of fetoscopic or open fetal surgery performed since 1990, recording maternal complications during fetal surgery, the remainder of pregnancy, delivery and after the index pregnancy. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-six studies were included, reporting outcomes for open fetal (n=1193 patients) and fetoscopic surgery (n=9403 patients). No maternal deaths were reported. The risk of any maternal complication in the index pregnancy was 20.9% (95%CI 15.22-27.13) for open fetal and 6.2% (95%CI 4.93-7.49) for fetoscopic surgery. For severe maternal complications (Grade III to V Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications) the risk was 4.5% (95%CI 3.24-5.98) for open fetal and 1.7% (95%CI 1.19-2.20) for fetoscopic surgery. In subsequent pregnancies, open fetal surgery increased the risk of preterm birth but not uterine dehiscence or rupture. Nearly one quarter of reviewed studies (n=175, 23.3%) were excluded for failing to report the presence or absence of maternal complications. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal complications occur in 6.2% fetoscopic and 20.9% open fetal surgeries, with serious maternal complications in 1.7% fetoscopic and 4.5% open procedures. Reporting of maternal complications is variable. To properly quantify maternal risks, outcomes should be reported consistently across all fetal surgery studies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Maternal complications following open and fetoscopic fetal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pd.5421 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.5421 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Maternal and Fetal Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067539 |
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