Neonatal acid-base status in term fetuses: Mathematical models investigating cerebroplacental ratio and birth weight

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-60

  Morales Roselló, José ^b   Khalil, Asma ^a   Alberola Rubio, José ^b,c   Hervas Marín, David ^d   Morlando, Maddalena ^a   Bhide, Amar ^a   Papageorghiou, Aris ^a   Perales Marín, Alfredo ^b   Thilaganathan, Baskaran ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA DEL HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS IDISSC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebroplacental ratio; Fetal Doppler; Late onset fetal growth restriction; Neonatal acid base status; Neonatal pH

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PH; CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO; FEMALE; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS; HUMAN; INTERFEROMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENOUS BLOOD; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TERM BIRTH; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HYPOXIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939652823     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000368829     Document Type: Article

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