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. 2024 Feb 16;16(2):e54279. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54279

Table 1. Evolution of the hydrops features and progressive changes in CCO after thoracoamniotic shunt positioning.

CO: cardiac output, CCO: combined cardiac output, *according to Rocha et al. (2019) [5]

Ultrasound longitudinal evaluations Before intervention 1 day after 7 days after 14 days after 21 days after
Perihepatic ascites (mm) (± %) 24 17 (-29.2%) 1 (-94.1%) 0 (-100%) 12 (+1200%)
Frontal edema (mm) (± %) 13.6 10 (-26.5%) 6 (-40%) 1 (-83.3%) 5 (+500%)
Hydrothorax (mm) (± %) 18  7 (-61.1%) 2 (-71.4%) 0 (-100%) 10 (+1000%)
Amniotic fluid, max vertical pocket (mm) (± %) 99 90 (-9.1%) 86 (-4.4%) 80 (-6.8%) 92 (+15%)
Left CO (ml/min) (Z-score*) 178.9 (-1.2) 161.3 (-1.3) 156.7 (-1.4) 218.8 (-0.8) 130.1 (-2.2)
Right CO (ml/min) (Z-score*) 281.8 (-1.2) 253.0 (-1.4) 283.3 (-1.2) 468.9 (-0.3) 382.6 (-1.0)
CCO (ml/min) (Z-score*) 460.7 (-1.2) 414.3 (-1.4) 409.7 (-1.4) 687.7 (-0.2) 512.7 (-1.4)