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CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS FETAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING LABOUR
Article first published online: 31 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11243.x
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1471-0528/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=b4e1d96c46e18c61210d584b63c13ee375cf562b "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology")
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 86, Issue 12, pages 954–958, December 1979
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Weber, T. and Secher, N. J. (1979), CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS FETAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING LABOUR. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 954–958. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11243.x
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Summary
Transcutaneous scalp oxygen tension (tcPO2) was measured during labour in 40 fetuses, using a modified Clark electrode (Radiometer, Copenhagen). In 24 of the fetuses the recordings were of good quality during the second stage of labour. After delivery the acid-base status and oxygenation of the umbilical cord blood was measured. A correlation was found between the tcPO2 and umbilical artery oxygen saturation (r = 0.56, p<0.01) and umbilical artery PO2 (r = 0.56, p<0.01). Furthermore, a positive correlation was found between the area beneath the recorded tcPO2 curve during the last 10 minutes and the umbilical artery pH (r = 0.50, p <0.05). The data suggest that continuous transcutaneous PO2 measurement may be of value in monitoring high risk patients during labour.