Do patients with 1st trimester bleeding need to get anti-D immunoglobulin if they're Rh negative? We dive into the topic this week.
Do patients with 1st trimester bleeding need to get anti-D immunoglobulin if they're Rh negative? We dive into the topic this week.
Take Home Points
References
ACOG Practice Bulletin. Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1999; 66(1): 63-70. PMID: 10458556 Recommendations reaffirmed in 2016
Hahn SA et al. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Initial Ealuation and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Early Pregnancy. Ann Emerg Med 2012; 60(3): 381-419. PMID: 22921048
Hannafin B et al. Do Rh-Negative Women with First Trimester Spontaneous Abortions Need Rh Immune Globulin. Am J Emerg Med 2006; 24: 487-9. PMID: 16787810
Visscher RD, Visscher HC. Do Rh-Negative Women with an Early Spontaneous Abortion Need Rh Immune Prophylaxis? Am J Obstet Gynecol 1972; 113(2): 158-65. PMID: 4623673