Title: The effect of placental isolation on umbilical artery blood gas measurements
Abstract: We conducted a study to determine whether the pH and base excess of umbilical artery blood samples are significantly different when taken from a double-clamped segment of umbilical cord as compared with a nonisolated segment of umbilical cord.A prospective study with 43 singleton pregnancies was conducted. Matched pair samples of umbilical arterial blood were compared from double-clamped and nonisolated segments. The means for pH and base excess were compared and a paired t test was used to determine significance.The means for pH and base excess were not significantly different (P = .70) between the 2 groups.Double clamping the umbilical cord before obtaining an umbilical artery sample is not necessary for accurate blood gas results.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-04-27
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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