cord blood
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Introduction
Blood from an infant's umbilical cord.
Laboratory
- type & screen
- neonatal screening
- arterial blood gas
- low pH may predicet adverse outcomes
- seizures
- cerebral palsy
- death[1]
- low pH may predicet adverse outcomes
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Malin GL et al Strength of association between umbilical cord pH and perinatal and long term outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ 2010;340:c1471 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20466789 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/340/may13_1/c1471
Neilson JP Umbilical cord blood gas analysis BMJ 2010;340:c1720 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20466790 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/340/may13_1/c1720