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Transcutaneous and Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension during Intermittent Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Fetal Sheep
- Source :
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 43:150-154
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 1997.
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Abstract
- To study the relationship between arterial PCO2 (PaCO2) and transcutaneous PCO2 (tcPCO2) intermittent 2-min total umbilical cord occlusions were performed with a 3-min interval (n = 12) in 5 fetal sheep, tcPCO2 was measured continuously. Arterial acid-base balance was analyzed at the end of occlusion periods and at the end of occlusion intervals. During each occlusion, PaCO2 increased 1.9 kPa (p0.001) and pH decreased 0.07 units (p0.001). Partial recovery occurred between occlusion intervals resulting in development of mild fetal acidemia. The quick fluctuations in PaCO2 during occlusions were not followed by tcPCO2, but tcPCO2 was capable following the trend in PaCO2. Measurement of tcPCO2 may therefore be an additional tool in the detection of the development of fetal acidemia.
- Subjects :
- inorganic chemicals
Transcutaneous pco2
Umbilical cord
Umbilical Cord
Pregnancy
Occlusion
medicine
Animals
Cardiotocography
Umbilical Cord Occlusion
Acid-Base Equilibrium
Fetus
Sheep
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Arterial carbon dioxide tension
Arteries
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
respiratory system
Constriction
respiratory tract diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Reproductive Medicine
Anesthesia
Arterial blood
Female
business
Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
circulatory and respiratory physiology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1423002X and 03787346
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7a8e15b1825bb44f2447f6d1361dfd8e