Endothelin 1 concentrations in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid.
Plasma endothelin 1 concentrations were determined in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Plasma endothelin 1 concentration in the study group (5.23 pg/ml) was statistically higher than that in the control group (1.12 pg/ml). Cord blood pH and base excess values were significantly lower in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid when compared with the control group. There was no correlation between endothelin 1 concentrations and pH or base excess values. Results suggest that meconium passage is not a physiological event, even if meconium stained infants appear to be clinically healthy.
Yigit
S
S
Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Ankara, Turkey. Suleyigit@turk.net
Tekinalp
G
G
Oran
O
O
Yurdakok
M
M
Aliefendioglu
D
D
Gurgey
A
A
D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000097:blood*
D019332:Endothelin-1