Diagnosis is Yes By which specialty Haematologist This condition requires specialist care. required General Physician Obstetrician Diagnosis No By which specialty must be verified Exclusion Haemolytic disease of the newborn In accordance with PBM guidelines: Module 6, Criteria newborns should be treated with intensive phototherapy and not IVIg. Qualifying IVIg may be used in selected Qualifying criteria reflect the guidance Fetus affected by severe Haemolytic disease Criteria cases in consultation with provided in the PBM Guidelines Module 6. experts in fetomaternal medicine and transfusion AND medicine. In maternity patients with High risk of early fetal hydrops or death a fetus affected by HDFN who is at high risk of early fetal hydrops or death, a course of weekly IVIg should be considered. (Expert opinion point 4, Patient Blood Management Guidelines – Module 6 – Paediatric and neonatal, Section 3.5.2.)
Diagnosis is required Yes By which specialty Haematologist General Physician Obstetrician This condition requires specialist care. Diagnosis must be verified No By which specialty Exclusion Criteria Haemolytic disease of the newborn In accordance with PBM guidelines: Module 6, newborns should be treated with intensive phototherapy and not IVIg. Qualifying Criteria IVIg may be used in selected cases in consultation with experts in fetomaternal medicine and transfusion medicine. In maternity patients with a fetus affected by HDFN who is at high risk of early fetal hydrops or death, a course of weekly IVIg should be considered. (Expert opinion point 4, Patient Blood Management Guidelines – Module 6 – Paediatric and neonatal, Section 3.5.2.) Fetus affected by severe Haemolytic disease AND High risk of early fetal hydrops or death Qualifying criteria reflect the guidance provided in the PBM Guidelines Module 6.
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