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The effect of electrode compression during fetal transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring
Article first published online: 22 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb07865.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 93, Issue 12, pages 1272–1275, December 1986
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NICKELSEN, C. and WEBER, T. (1986), The effect of electrode compression during fetal transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 93: 1272–1275. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb07865.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 22 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 22 AUG 2005
- Received 5 March 1986, Accepted 13 March 1986
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Summary. The influence of electrode compression by the cervix on transcutaneous CO2 measurements (tc-Pco2) was studied during 20 deliveries by simultaneous measurements with two electrodes, one positioned under the cervical edge and the other free of the cervix. At a cervical dilatation of <8 cm, significantly higher values were measured by the electrode exposed to cervical compression, and tc-Pco2 fluctuations with uterine contractions were observed. This study confirms that the tonsure effect usually does not interfere with tc-Pco2 monitoring.