Placental gas exchange during amniotic carbon dioxide insufflation in sheep.
B J AmbergP L J DeKoninckAidan J KashyapS M SkinnerK A RodgersE V McGillickJan A DeprestS B HooperK J CrossleyR J HodgesPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)
Lower arterial CO2 and higher pH levels in fetuses insufflated with heated, humidified, compared to cold, dry CO2 , could not be explained by differences in placental gas exchange. Instead, heated humidified insufflation appeared to reduce fetal CO2 absorption from the uterus supporting its use in preference to cold, dry CO2 . This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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