Cord lactate, ph, and blood gases from healthy neonates

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-19

  Shirey, Terry ^a   St Pierre, Jeanne ^b   Wirikelman, James ^b  

^a Nova Biomedical   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactate; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD PH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

EID: 0030033651     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000292027     Document Type: Article

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