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Table 1 Birth characteristics and fetal umbilical arterial blood-gas variables at delivery

From: Pressure- versus volume-limited sustained inflations at resuscitation of premature newborn lambs

 

PressSI

VolSI

Number

8

7

Male n (%)

3 (38)

4 (57)

Birth order 1st n (%)

4 (50)

6 (86)

Birth weight (kg)

3.04 (0.13)

3.02 (0.14)

pHa

7.11 (0.02)

7.24 (0.02)*

PaCO2

71.5 (3.8)

59.9 (5.1)

PaO2

16.1 (1.8)

20.9 (1.9)

Hct (%)

35.9 (4.7)

33.8 (2.7)

  1. Arterial pH (pHa), hematocrit (Hct) and partial pressure of arterial (Pa) carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2). * indicates significant difference (p < 0.001).