Changes in the ST-interval segment of the fetal electrocardiogram in relation to acid-base status at birth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1669-1675

  Melin, M ^a   Bonnevier, A ^a   Cardell, M ^a   Hogan, L ^a   Herbst, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidaemia; Cardiotocography; ECG; Fetal monitoring; ST analysis

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE;

ACIDOSIS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISEASES; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

EID: 55949092958     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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