Umbilical cord blood lactate: A valuable tool in the assessment of fetal metabolic acidosis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-20

  Gjerris, Anne Cathrine ^a   Stær Jensen, Jette ^a   Jørgensen, Jan Stener ^b   Bergholt, Thomas ^a   Nickelsen, Carsten ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lactate; Metabolic acidosis; Newborn assessment; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

ALKALOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 45949098326     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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