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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
The objectives of this study were to determine if infants delivered with severe acidemia (cord umbilical arterial pH < 7.0) had short-term neurologic effects and whether infants with persistent bradycardia who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the delivery room would be at greatest risk for subsequently developing neonatal seizures. Forty-seven infants (39 term, 8 preterm) delivered with severe fetal acidemia were studied. The mean (+/- S.D.) for pH, PaCO2, and base deficit for the 47 infants was 6.86 +/- 0.11, 97 +/- 22 mm Hg, and -17 +/- 4, respectively. Labor complications were common and included placental abruption in 8, ruptured uterus in 4, cord prolapse in 3, fetal heart rate decelerations in 12, and other (n = 14). Most infants were delivered via emergency cesarean section (n = 29). Delivery room interventions included oxygen and bag/mask ventilation only (n = 20) and intubation and ventilation (n = 22); 7 of 22 infants received CPR and epinephrine for persistent bradycardia (heart rate < 80 beats/min despite ventilatory support). Five infants required no intervention. Eight infants (17%) had seizures; 6 of these infants received CPR in the delivery room. Short-term outcomes were abnormal in 7 of 8 infants (i.e., death in 5, abnormal neurologic examination at discharge in 2). In 39 infants without seizures, 32 had transient neurologic abnormalities (i.e., irritability, hyperreflexia, proximal hypotonia) which resolved by discharge, and 2 had abnormal and 5 normal examinations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0887-8994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe fetal acidemia: neonatal neurologic features and short-term outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9063.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article