title: [Neonatal effects of uterine incision-to-delivery interval during elective cesarean section under epidural anesthesia].
abstract: The relationships between uterine incision to delivery interval (U-DI) and neonatal umbilical blood acid-base status and Apgar scores at 1-minute were studied in 130 healthy parturients undergoing elective cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. U-DI was correlated with umbilical venous (UV) and umbilical arterial (UA) pH, PCO2 and PO2, and was also correlated with 1-minute Apgar scores. U-DI of more than 150 sec was associated with significantly higher UVPCO2, UAPCO2, lower UVpH, UApH, UVPO2, and UAPO2. The only two newborns with low 1-minute Apgar scores (6 and 3) in the present study both had prolonged U-DI (> 150 sec) and inhaled amniotic fluid just before the delivery. It is concluded that U-DI of more than 150 sec has considerable influence on the neonatal status.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Clinical College China Medical University, Shenyang.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D001034:Apgar Score; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors