The effect of time, temperature and storage device on umbilical cord blood gas and lactate measurement: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 587-594

  White, Christopher R H ^a   Mok, Tabitha ^a   Doherty, Dorota A ^a,b   Henderson, Jennifer J ^a   Newnham, John P ^a,b   Pennell, Craig E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Acidaemia; Birth asphyxia; Blood gas analysis; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS PARAMETERS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DELIVERY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYRINGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

APGAR SCORE; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTIC ACID; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREGNANCY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 84861031230     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.596959     Document Type: Article

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