Development of a special electrode for continuous subcutaneous pH measurement in the infant scalp.
Using a combined special glass electrode it is possible to monitor pH ratios and pH variation in the subcutaneous tissue of the infant scalp continuously. Tests on a normal sample of newborn babies immediately after birth showed a significant correlation between tissue pH and capillary blood pH, with the trend of pH variation being broadly similar in both measurement media.
D004566:Electrodes; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012535:Scalp