Neonatal outcome of infants with umbilical cord arterial pH less than 7.

So Ling LauZara Lin Zau LokShuk Yi Annie Hui Genevieve Po Gee Fung Hugh S Hung San Lam Tak Yeung Leung

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)

Infants born with umbilical artery pH <7 still have a high chance of 89.5% to become intact survivors. A cord arterial pH of <6.9 and an Apgar score at 5 min <7 are independent prognostic factors for neonatal/infant death or adverse long-term neurological outcomes.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
umbilical cord
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young adults
emergency department
low birth weight
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gestational age
brain injury
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