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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Umbilical Cord Blood Gases

Journal of Perinatology volume 24, pages 563–564 (2004)Cite this article

A mother presented at term for induction of labor. Fetal heart monitoring demonstrated variable and late decelerations during the labor. The mother received Stadol (butorphanol tartrate) 3 hours prior to the birth. A male infant was born depressed with Apgar scores of 1 and 4.

Cord blood gases (all given as pH/pCO2/pO2/HCO3−/Base excess) were as follows:

Umbilical vein: 6.85/101/24/17/−21.3Umbilical artery: 6.71/141/13/18/−26.8

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    Marcus C Hermansen MD

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Hermansen, M. Umbilical Cord Blood Gases. J Perinatol 24, 563–564 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211151

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