Lactate and acid-base balance at delivery in relation to cardiotocography and T/QRS ratios in the second stage of labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Nordström, Lennart ^a   Malcus, Peter ^a   Chua, Selina ^a   Shimojo, Nobuo ^b   Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cord artery lactate; Metabolic acidemia; Second stage of labour; T QRS ratio

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LABOR; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032007498     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00183-8     Document Type: Article

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