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cord blood
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]
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umbilical cord
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References
- 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
PMID: 20466789
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/340/may13_1/c1471
- Neilson JP
Umbilical cord blood gas analysis
BMJ 2010;340:c1720
PMID: 20466790
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/340/may13_1/c1720