Maternal age at laser therapy (year-old)
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33.2 ± 5.1
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31.4 ± 4.2
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0.077*
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Gestational age at operation (weeks)
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20.7 ± 2.9
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20.8 ± 2.6
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0.89*
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Amniotic fluid maximum vertical pocket (cm) of recipient twin
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12.0 [6]
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10.8 [3.69]
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0.51#
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Gestational age at delivery (weeks)
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34.0 [6.0]
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34.4 [5.1]
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0.93#
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Birth weight of liveborn recipients(g)
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2180 [1312]
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2010 [775]
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0.97#
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Birth weight of liveborn donors (g)
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1955 [1330]
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1635 [865]
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0.20#
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Severe Quintero stage (stage III and IV TTTS)
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66.6% (16/24)
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42.4% (50/118)
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0.030※
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Interval form laser therapy to delivery (days)
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88 [57]
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9 [40]
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0.51#
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Intertwin EFWD (%)
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17.4 ± 12.8
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24.7 ± 16.9
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0.046*
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Intertwin BWD (%)
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− 0.6 [16.2] (n = 15)
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16.5 [21.5] (n = 71)
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< 0.001#
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Donor survival
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79.2% (19/24)
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68.6% (81/118)
|
0.34※
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Recipient survival
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75.0% (18/24)
|
78.8% (93/118)
|
0.79※
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Two fetuses survival rate
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62.5% (15/24)
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60.2% (71/118)
|
0.82※
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Total survival
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77.1% (37/48)
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72.9% (172/236)
|
0.60※
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