TWIN-TO-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME

Course overview

TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME (TTTS) IS A POTENTIAL COMPLICATION OF MONOCHORIONIC TWIN OR HIGHER GESTATIONS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF THIS CONDITION RANGING FROM FETAL DEMISE TO STABILIZATION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SCREEN DILIGENTLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CONDITION TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, HISTORY AND PHYSICAL FINDINGS, EVALUATION, TREATMENT/MANAGEMENT, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, STAGING, PROGNOSIS, COMPLICATIONS, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE HEALTHCARE TEAM OUTCOMES FOR PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY TTTS.