[Commentary on] Determination of pH or lactate in fetal scalp blood in management of intrapartum fetal distress: randomized controlled multicenter trial.

Analyzing fetal scalp blood pH has been viewed as an effective means of identifying intrapartum fetal hypoxia using 7.20 as a cutoff value. Analyzing pH is, however, complicated and requires up to 50 [mu]l of blood. Lactate, a metabolite of anaerobic metabolism, also reflects tissue hypoxia. Its pre...

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Publicado en:Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey Vol. 63; no. 11; pp. 687 - 690
Autor principal: Rouse DJ
Formato: abstract commentary Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008 Nov
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