Association between umbilical blood gas parameters and neonatal morbidity and death in neonates with pathologic fetal acidemia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 867-871

  Andres, Robert L ^a,c   Saade, G ^a   Gilstrap, L C ^a   Wilkins, I ^b   Witlin, A ^a   Zlatnik, F ^a   Hankins, G V ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Fetal acidemia; Umbilical blood gas values

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACIDEMIA; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PH; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS ACID BASE BALANCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0032697160     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70316-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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