Newborn and Neonatal Blood Gas Measurement
Oct.08, 2009 in
Acid-Base and pH Measurements
Comments Off on Newborn and Neonatal Blood Gas Measurement
A number of studies have found that umbilical cord arterial pH is the best available indicator of fetal acidosis, which would suggest intrauterine fetal hypoxia. Arterial pH was found to be more accurate than arterial PCO2, PO2, cord venous pH, or Apgar score. Although there is some disagreement regarding cord arterial pH reference range, a […]