Lack of benefits of left tilt in emergent cesarean sections: A randomized study of cardiotocography, cord acid-base status and other parameters of the mother and the fetus

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 284-292

  Matorras, Roberto ^a,c,d,e,f,g   Tacuri, Carlos ^b   Nieto, Aníbal ^b   Gutierrez De Terán, Gloria ^a   Cortés, Joaquín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e Hospital of La Paz

^f HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^g Pais Vasco University ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid base status; Cardiotocoraphy; Cesarean section; Mother position; Newborn infant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPINE POSITION; TILTING; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031757106     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1998.26.4.284     Document Type: Article

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