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Table 1 Fetal variables (n=20 experiments) over time in ex utero support device

From: Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound imaging can be used to evaluate fetal cerebral perfusion: potential implications for fetal surgery

  Baseline Final P value
pH 7.37 ± 0.04 7.24 ± 0.08 <0.01*
pCO2(mm Hg) 34 ± 3 43 ± 11 <0.01*
pO2(mm Hg) 25 ± 4 27± 5 0.09
HCO3- (mEq/L) 19 ± 3 18 ± 3 0.01*
Heart rate (beats per minute) 171 ± 15 167 ± 31 0.08
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) 37 ± 6 39 ± 5 0.86
  1. Fetal variables were assessed over time with mixed effects linear regression models.  Data shown as mean ± standard deviation with statistically significant results denoted by *.
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