morphine and Cardiomyopathies

The present study aimed to compare Troponin T (Tp T) levels of infants born with meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) to those with clear amniotic fluid.. Case-control study. Thirty-five women who had delivery complicated by MSAF between 37 and 41weeks of gestation were defined as the study group and women with healthy uncomplicated pregnancies with clear amniotic fluid who were matched for age, parity, and gestational age were defined as the control group.. Cord blood Tp T level, gas analysis and neonatal outcomes were compared between groups.. Tp T levels of the study and control groups were 0.026±0.013ng/ml and 0.031±0.016ng/ml, respectively. The difference was not statistically significant (p=0.132). On the other hand, the study group had a statistically lower HCO(3) level (21.80 vs 23.60mmol/l ) and higher rate of base deficit (4.85 vs 3.25mmol/l) than the control group.. The presence of meconium during labor is not related to occult myocardial injury in low-risk term pregnancies.

Topics: Amniotic Fluid; Bicarbonates; Biomarkers; Cardiomyopathies; Case-Control Studies; Female; Fetal Blood; Heart Rate, Fetal; Humans; Immunoassay; Meconium; Pregnancy; Statistics, Nonparametric; Troponin T

Topics: Air; Amniotic Fluid; Animals; Asphyxia Neonatorum; Cardiomyopathies; Contraindications; Disease Susceptibility; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Europe; Humans; Hypoxia; Infant, Newborn; Kidney Diseases; Meconium; Models, Animal; Muscle Hypotonia; Neoplasms; Oxygen; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Resuscitation; United States