Point-of-care umbilical arterial lactate and newborn outcomes in a low resource setting: cohort study
Abstract Objective Birth asphyxia contributes substantially to the burden of intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality in resource limited countries. We investigated clinical correlates and neonatal outcomes of lactate analysis of umbilical arterial cord blood in a large referral maternity unit...
Main Authors: | George Kassim Chilinda, Luis Aaron Gadama, William Stones |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3598-9 |
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