Journal article
Changes in Arterial Blood Gases Following Cardiac Asystole During Fetal Life
Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.70(1), pp.16-17
07/1987
PMID: 3110712
Abstract
A case of suspected fetal cardiac asystole with normalumbilical cord blood gas values is reported. Possible expla-nations of this apparent discrepancy were examined bymeasuring sequential changes in fetal arterial acid-base andblood gas values after induced cardiac asystole in chroni-cally instrumented fetal lambs at 132–141 daysʼ gestation. Arterial pH values did not decrease from baseline for at leastten minutes. Elevation of pCO2 values were observed at 30minutes. Arterial p 0 2 and HC03 values remained un-changed for at least 30 minutes. Therefore, we conclude thatsudden fetal cardiac asystole occurring within ten minutesof delivery may be one reason why umbilical cord acid-baseand blood gas values do not correlate with Apgar scores.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Changes in Arterial Blood Gases Following Cardiac Asystole During Fetal Life
- Creators
- Kenneth T NakamuraBruce A SmithAllen ErenbergJean E Robillard
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.70(1), pp.16-17
- Publisher
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- PMID
- 3110712
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
- eISSN
- 1873-233X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1987
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984025569802771
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