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Acid-base values in umbilical cord blood at birth

Wiberg, Nana LU orcid (2008) In Lund University Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series 2008:72.
Abstract
Umbilical cord blood acid-base status at birth gives an objective evaluation of the fetal exposure and response to hypoxia during labor. The objective of this thesis was to elucidate methodological issues associated with interpretation of cord blood gases. DELAYED CORD BLOOD SAMPLING (Paper I): arterial and venous pH and bicarbonate decreased, and pCO2, base deficit (BD), and lactate increased significantly when blood sampling was delayed, i.e. a mixed respiratory and metabolic acidemia developed; CORD ACID-BASE CHANGES WITH ADVANCING GESTATIONAL AGE (Paper II): a mixed respiratory and metabolic acidemia developed by advancing gestational age. The respiratory component is explained by an increased 'CO2 load' from the growing fetus, whereas... (More)
Umbilical cord blood acid-base status at birth gives an objective evaluation of the fetal exposure and response to hypoxia during labor. The objective of this thesis was to elucidate methodological issues associated with interpretation of cord blood gases. DELAYED CORD BLOOD SAMPLING (Paper I): arterial and venous pH and bicarbonate decreased, and pCO2, base deficit (BD), and lactate increased significantly when blood sampling was delayed, i.e. a mixed respiratory and metabolic acidemia developed; CORD ACID-BASE CHANGES WITH ADVANCING GESTATIONAL AGE (Paper II): a mixed respiratory and metabolic acidemia developed by advancing gestational age. The respiratory component is explained by an increased 'CO2 load' from the growing fetus, whereas the etiology of the metabolic component is unknown; BASE DEFICIT AND FETAL FLUID COMPARTMENT (Paper III): the length of gestation, the choice of fetal fluid compartment (blood or extracellular fluid) and the algorithm for calculation all influenced the BD values, with BDblood higher than BDecf. CORD LACTATE CONCENTRATION AND GESTATIONAL AGE (Paper IV): reference values for lactate in arterial and venous cord blood increased linearly with advancing gestational age; CORD pH, BASE DEFICIT AND LACTATE VALUES ASSOCIATED LOW APGAR SCORES (Paper V): to predict a low Apgar score, gestational age-adjusted acid-base values were overall superior to crude values; gestational age-adjusted lactate had the overall vest accuracy and predicted, in combination with pH, a low Apgar score slightly better than pH plus BD. THESIS SUMMARY: umbilical cord blood acid-base values are influenced by several confounding factors, such as delayed blood sampling, gestational age and BD calculation algoritm. Gestational age adjusted reference values are superior to crude values to indicate depressed vitality at birth. (Less)
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  • Assoc Professor; M.D. Nordström, Lennart, Faculty of medicine; Stockholm
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Thesis
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published
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keywords
Apgar score, Acidosis, Base deficit, Blood gases, Gestational age, Hidden acidosis, lactate, Umbilical cord blood
in
Lund University Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series
volume
2008:72
pages
126 pages
publisher
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University
defense location
Lecture Hall, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Malmö
defense date
2008-05-23 13:00:00
ISSN
1652-8220
ISBN
978-91-86059-25-5
language
English
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yes
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I Nana Wiberg, Karin Källén, Per Olofsson. Delayed umbilical cord clamping at birth has effects on arterial and venous blood gases and lactate concentrations British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008; 115:697-703. II Nana Wiberg, Karin Källén, Per Olofsson Physiological development of a mixed metabolic and respiratory umbilical cord blood acidemia with advancing gestational age Early Human Development 2006;82:583-589. III Nana Wiberg, Karin Källén, Per Olofsson Base deficit estimation in umbilical cord blood is influenced by gestational age, choice of fetal fluid compartment and algorithm for calculation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006; 195:1651-1656. IV Nana Wiberg, Karin Källén, Andreas Herbst, Anna Åberg, Per Olofsson Lactate concentration in umbilical cord blood is estational age-dependent: a population-based study of 17,867 newborns. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008; 115: 704-709. V Nana Wiberg, Karin Källén, Andreas Herbst, Per Olofsson Approach to new acid-base reference standards in umbilical cord blood at birth (Submitted 2008)
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  author       = {{Wiberg, Nana}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-86059-25-5}},
  issn         = {{1652-8220}},
  keywords     = {{Apgar score; Acidosis; Base deficit; Blood gases; Gestational age; Hidden acidosis; lactate; Umbilical cord blood}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  series       = {{Lund University Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series}},
  title        = {{Acid-base values in umbilical cord blood at birth}},
  volume       = {{2008:72}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}