Normal blood gases in fetuses with absence of end-diastolic umbilical artery velocity

Five fetuses with absent end-diastolic umbilical artery velocity had normal fetal acid-base status assessed by cordocentesis. Each fetus, despite widely differing pathologic conditions, deteriorated over the next several days. These cases confirm an earlier report of normal gases with absent umbilic...

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Published inAmerican journal of perinatology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 67
Main Authors Ashmead, G G, Lazebnik, N, Ashmead, J W, Stepanchak, W, Mann, L I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1993
Subjects
Acidosis - diagnosis
Adult
Blood Flow Velocity - physiology
Blood Gas Analysis
Diastole - physiology
Female
Fetal Blood - metabolism
Fetal Diseases - diagnosis
Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Age
Placenta - blood supply
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Ultrasonics
Ultrasonography
Umbilical Arteries - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Five fetuses with absent end-diastolic umbilical artery velocity had normal fetal acid-base status assessed by cordocentesis. Each fetus, despite widely differing pathologic conditions, deteriorated over the next several days. These cases confirm an earlier report of normal gases with absent umbilical artery end-diastolic velocity. Normal blood gases on cordocentesis cannot provide extended reassurance in fetuses with absent end-diastolic velocity.
ISSN:0735-1631
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-994706