Alterations in Doppler velocimetry indices of the umbilical artery during fetal hypoxia in labor, in relation to cardiotocography and fetal pulse oximetry findings

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-196

  Siristatidis, Charalambos ^a   Salamalekis, Emmanuel ^a   Kassanos, Dimitrios ^a   Creatsas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Fetal pulse oximetry; Intrapartum fetal hypoxia; Umbilical circulation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYPOXIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARITY; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECORDING; TIME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OXIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 26244432145     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-004-0722-y     Document Type: Article

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