ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary. Simultaneous monitoring of fetal tissue pH (t-pH) and transcutaneous carbon dioxide (Tc-Pco2) was performed in 30 labours. Both t-pH and Te-Pco-2 at delivery were positively correlated with pH (r= 0·69) and Pco2(r= 0·68) of the umbilical artery blood. A tissue/transcutaneous standard base excess (t-SBE) was derived from the t-pH and the Tc-Pco2 and calculated for 13 fetuses a t delivery; there was a correlation with standard base excess of umbilical artery blood. An analysis of t-pH and Tc-Pco2 changes during the last hour of labour revealed that only infants who were born with decreased pH of the umbilical artery blood had decreasing t-SBE, while all others had a constant t-SBE.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb01086.x