How mathematics warp biology: Round-off of umbilical cord blood gas case value decimals distorts calculation of metabolic acidosis at birth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Olofsson, Per ^a   Mokarami, Parisa ^a   Källén, Karin ^b   Wiberg, Nana ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Base deficit; decimal; mathematics; metabolic acidosis; pH; round off

Indexed keywords

BASE;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACIDOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 83455225407     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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