title: Nucleated RBC count as predictor of neurological outcome in perinatal asphyxia.
abstract: The immediate and short term outcomes of term newborns with perinatal asphyxia were studied in relation to the nucleated red blood cell count at admission. The mean (SD) NRBC/100WBC (white blood cells) was significantly higher in sequelae group than normal [9.8 (98.9) vs. 2.9 (43); P=0.001].
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. drruchi.rai@indiatimes.com.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004900:Erythroblasts; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012372:ROC Curve