An overlooked aspect on metabolic acidosis at birth: Blood gas analyzers calculate base deficit differently

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 574-579

  Mokarami, Parisa ^a   Wiberg, Nana ^a   Olofsson, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Base deficit; blood gases; metabolic acidosis; pH; pregnancy; umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACIDOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84860243670     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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