title: Spectrophotometric analysis in umbilical cords of infants with meconium aspiration syndrome.
abstract: We compared spectrophotometric analysis of the umbilical cords of infants with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) or with meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and healthy infants. In a prospective study, 15 infants with MAS and 37 infants with MSAF were enrolled. Twenty healthy infants formed a control group. The absorption peak of umbilical cords with meconium was significantly higher in the infants with MAS or MSAF than in controls. Spectrophotometric analysis of the umbilical cords with meconium may be useful to identify developed neonates with MAS or MSAF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbayram
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirimi
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods