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HYPOTHESIS - VOLATILE ANESTHETIC AGENTS ENHANCE TRANSPLACENTAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN MOTHER AND FETUS - PRELIMINARY-STUDY OF FETAL SCALP BLOOD-GAS CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ENFLURANE ANESTHESIA SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL Downing, J. W., FAIRBROTHER, P. E., BULEY, R. J., BROCKUTNE, J. G., Kambaran, S. R., Macpherson, T. A. 1979; 55 (1): 17-20

Abstract

A hypothesis that volatile anaesthetic agents, represented by enflurane, facilitate transplacental exchange was tested by simultaneous blood sampling of both mother and fetus. A trend towards improved fetal scalp blood gas status and maternal-to-fetal acid-base matching was observed with enflurane. Our results encourage further research into the feasibility of intra-uterine fetal resuscitation by anaesthetically induced promotion of intervillous perfusion.

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