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The small-for-gestational-age fetus has an intact ability to develop lacticemia when exposed to hypoxia : a retrospective comparative register study

Åkerman, Fernanda ; Mokarami, Parisa LU ; Källén, Karin LU and Olofsson, Per LU (2018) In Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 31(10). p.1290-1297
Abstract

Objective: To investigate the ability of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetuses to develop lacticemia during hypoxia. Methods: Umbilical cord arterial and venous pH, lactate and glucose concentrations were determined in 1777 SGA (<10th percentile) and 14,569 AGA newborns and related to acidemia (pH < mean –2SD). Non-parametric statistics with two-sided p < .05 were considered significant. Results: Glucose and lactate were linearly related and both variables correlated negatively with pH. Glucose was equal in SGA and AGA at a normal pH, but at severe acidemia it was lower in SGA. Glucose was higher in both groups during acidemia. Lactate was higher in SGA at both a normal and a low pH, and in both groups lactate increased... (More)

Objective: To investigate the ability of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetuses to develop lacticemia during hypoxia. Methods: Umbilical cord arterial and venous pH, lactate and glucose concentrations were determined in 1777 SGA (<10th percentile) and 14,569 AGA newborns and related to acidemia (pH < mean –2SD). Non-parametric statistics with two-sided p < .05 were considered significant. Results: Glucose and lactate were linearly related and both variables correlated negatively with pH. Glucose was equal in SGA and AGA at a normal pH, but at severe acidemia it was lower in SGA. Glucose was higher in both groups during acidemia. Lactate was higher in SGA at both a normal and a low pH, and in both groups lactate increased progressively with the severity of acidemia. Conclusions: In both SGA and AGA fetuses, glucose was mobilized during acidemia; lactate was higher in SGA at both a normal and low pH. Considering SGA being a proxy for fetal growth restriction, and acidemia a proxy for hypoxia, it is concluded that growth-restricted fetuses have an intact ability to develop lacticemia during hypoxia.

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Cord blood, glucose, growth restriction, hypoxia, IUGR, lactate, SGA
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Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
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31
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1290 - 1297
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Taylor & Francis
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1476-7058
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10.1080/14767058.2017.1315098
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  author       = {{Åkerman, Fernanda and Mokarami, Parisa and Källén, Karin and Olofsson, Per}},
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  keywords     = {{Cord blood; glucose; growth restriction; hypoxia; IUGR; lactate; SGA}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1290--1297}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine}},
  title        = {{The small-for-gestational-age fetus has an intact ability to develop lacticemia when exposed to hypoxia : a retrospective comparative register study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2017.1315098}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/14767058.2017.1315098}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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