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Effects of Anaesthesia with a High Oxygen Concentration on the Acid-Base State of Babies Delivered at Elective Caesarean Section


A. Robertson
R.J. Fothergill
R.A. Hall
R.A. Bond

Abstract

Babies delivered from mothers who had 60% oxygen administered during general anaesthesia at elective Caesarean section, had higher pH and lower pCO2 levels, and were clinically in better condition than babies delivered after a similar induction-delivery interval when a concentration of 30 - 33% oxygen was given to the mother. The clinical and acid-base states in both these groups of babies were not as good as in those delivered after induction- delivery times of less than 6 minutes.


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