A comparative assessment of an automated blood microprocessor for fetal blood pH measurements in the labour ward.
A new fully automated, self-calibrating, blood pH analyser was compared with a standard reference instrument for the measurement of pH of fetal scalp and umbilical cord blood samples. The new instrument is reliable and simple to operate, the volume of blood needed for analysis is small and it does not require the availability of trained laboratory technicians for its use.
D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008838:Microcomputers; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011247:Pregnancy