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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 91:F342-F345 doi:10.1136/adc.2005.086744
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Effect of delayed sampling on umbilical cord arterial and venous lactate and blood gases in clamped and unclamped vessels

Table 3

 Change from baseline in venous values at 20, 40, and 60 minutes

20 40 60
Data are mean (SD).
*Significant deviation from baseline, p<0.05.
Lactate (mmol/l)
    Clamped 0.9 (0.71)* 1.5 (0.75)* 2.2 (0.76)*
    Unclamped 1.9 (1.71)* 3.4 (2.22)* 5.4 (2.69)*
Base excess (mmol/l)
    Clamped −1.42 (2.73) −1.62 (1.86)* −2.36 (1.27)*
    Unclamped −1.79 (4.22) −4.36 (3.88)* −7.58 (4.59)*
pH
    Clamped −0.014 (0.023) −0.013 (0.032) −0.006 (0.041)
    Unclamped −0.077 (0.085) −0.134 (0.104)* −0.252 (0.150)*
Pco2 (mmol/l)
    Clamped 0.08 (0.67) 0.18 (0.47)* 0.42 (0.67)
    Unclamped 0.94 (1.53) 1.61 (1.98) 3.67 (3.03)*

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