| Title |
A randomised controlled trial of delayed cord clamping in very low birth weight preterm infants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal of Pediatrics, September 2000
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| DOI | 10.1007/pl00008345 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Heike Rabe, Anne Wacker, Georg Hülskamp, Isabell Hörnig-Franz, Anne Schulze-Everding, Erik Harms, Ulrich Cirkel, Frank Louwen, Ralf Witteler, Hermann P. G. Schneider |
| Abstract |
This study was carried out to assess the feasibility of late cord clamping of 45 s in preterm infants delivered mainly by caesarean section and the effects on postpartal adaptation and anaemia of prematurity. Prior to delivery, 40 infants of < 33 gestational weeks were randomised to either 20 s or 45 s of late cord clamping. After the first shoulder was delivered, oxytocin was given intravenously to the mother in order to enhance placento-fetal transfusion while the infant was held below the level of the placenta. The 20 infants in group 1 (20 s) had a mean birth weight of 1070 g and a mean gestational age of 29 + 4/7 weeks versus 1190 g and 30 weeks in group 2 (45 s). On day 42 of life there were ten infants without transfusions in group 2 versus three in group 1 (P < 0.05). Out of the 20 infants in group 1, 19 and 15/19 in group 2 were delivered by caesarean section. There were no significant differences in Apgar scores, temperature on admission, heart rate, blood pressure and requirements for artificial ventilation. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 73 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 19 | 25% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 55% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7,355,485
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#1,532
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#11,811
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Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Pediatrics
#3
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