In-vivo measurement of intrauterine gases and acid-base values early in human pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2901-2904

  Jauniaux, Eric ^a,d   Watson, Adrian ^c   Ozturk, Oskan ^a   Quick, David ^b   Burton, Graham ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Gases; In vivo measurements; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACCURACY; ACID BASE BALANCE; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SENSOR;

EID: 0032752098     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2901     Document Type: Article

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