Skip to main content

Table 1 Numbers of lambs per group, gender, body weight, times of complete umbilical cord occlusion (UCO), and pH of cord blood

From: Propofol administration to the maternal-fetal unit improved fetal EEG and influenced cerebral apoptotic pathway in preterm lambs suffering from severe asphyxia

 

GA control

Propofol control

Propofol asphyxia

Isoflurane control

Isoflurane asphyxia

Included fetal lambs

8

11

10

7

8

Female/male

4/4

3 / 8

6 / 4

4 / 3

2 / 6

Body weight [kg]

3.59 ± 0.14

3.57 ± 0.15

3.86 ± 0.15

3.57 ± 0.15

3.51 ± 0.15

Exact time of MABP < 30 mmHg during UCO [min]

-

-

2.0 ± 0.0

-

2.0 ± 0.0

Mean time of UCO [min]

-

-

10.7 ± 0.3

-

11.3 ± 0.6

Chest compressions during CPR: yes/no

0/8

0/11

9/1

0/7

8/0

Mean duration of chest compression [min]

0

0

9.0 ± 0.3

0

9.0 ± 0.4

Adrenalin during CPR: yes/no

0/8

0/11

10/0

0/7

8/0

Total dose of adrenalin [μg/kgBW]

0

0

29 ± 10

0

32 ± 12

pH before birth (and UCO)

7.26 ± 0.01

7.26 ± 0.01

7.26 ± 0.01

7.26 ± 0.01

7.26 ± 0.01

pH after birth

-

7.10 ± 0.03

6.91 ± 0.03*

7.07 ± 0.02

6.84 ± 0.01*

pH after 8 h of intensive care

-

7.19 ± 0.05

7.21 ± 0.08

7.16 ± 0.11

7.06 ± 0.14

  1. All data are given as absolute values or mean ± SEM. An asterisk (*) means significant difference with p < 0.01 versus corresponding control group. MABP, mean arterial blood pressure; UCO, umbilical cord occlusion; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.