Absence of end-diastolic umbilical artery blood flow predicts poor fetal outcome despite normal blood gases.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1989

Abstract

A case is reported in which the fetal acid-base status was assessed by means of cordocentesis in a fetus without end-diastolic umbilical artery blood flow. The absence of end-diastolic flow was not associated with acidosis or hypoxia. However, the fetal condition deteriorated 3 days later, which suggests that even with a normal fetal acid-base status, an extended margin of safety cannot be assumed with the absence of end-diastolic umbilical flow.

Volume

160

Issue

1

First Page

197

Last Page

197

ISSN

0002-9378

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

2643324

Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article

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