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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
To determine whether maternal oxygen administration affects fetal hemodynamics, we investigated 10 healthy fetuses and 10 growth-retarded fetuses near term by means of Doppler ultrasonography. The growth-retarded fetuses were characterized by abnormal blood flow velocity waveforms. Velocity waveforms were simultaneously recorded at 5-minute intervals from the fetal descending aorta and internal carotid artery before, during, and after maternal oxygen administered through a face mask that delivered 60% oxygen. The pulsatility index was calculated. During oxygen treatment growth-retarded fetuses showed significant temporary hemodynamic modifications as expressed by changes of pulsatility index values that increased in the internal carotid artery and decreased at the level of the descending aorta. On the other side no changes were found in healthy fetuses. These findings suggest that maternal oxygen administration can modify fetal hemodynamics in cases of growth retardation associated with abnormal blood flow velocity waveforms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1077-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Short-term effects of maternal oxygen administration on blood flow velocity waveforms in healthy and growth-retarded fetuses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universitá Cattolica S. Cuore Roma, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article