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Pediatrics, 2006 The Apgar score provides a convenient shorthand for reporting the status of the newborn infant and the response to resuscitation. The Apgar score has been used inappropriately to predict specific neurologic outcome in the term infant. There are no consistent data on the significance of the Apgar score in preterm infants. The Apgar score has limitations,
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Pediatrics, 2015 The Apgar score provides an accepted and convenient method for reporting the status of the newborn infant immediately after birth and the response to resuscitation if needed. The Apgar score alone cannot be considered as evidence of, or a consequence of, asphyxia; does not predict individual neonatal mortality or neurologic outcome; and should not be ...
Kristi L. Watterberg +21 more
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Can 5-minute Apgar score be considered as an additional independent risk factor for screening of retinopathy of prematurity? [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Because of increasing the population of premature infants due to improving neonatal care we try to find other independent criteria in addition to birth weight and gestational age to reduce the number of infants who need a retinopathy of ...
Amir Eftekhari Milani +5 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background To examine the association between the Apgar score and neonatal mortality over gestational age in China and to explore whether this association changed when Apgar scores were combined at 1 and 5 min.
Yi Mu +8 more
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Journal of Pregnancy, 2020 Background. Newborns can be assessed clinically using the Apgar score test to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn physical condition immediately after delivery and to determine any immediate need for extra medical or emergency care.
Mohammed Suleiman Obsa +4 more
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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2021 Introduction: Apgar score is a measure of the vitality of the newborn infants on the basis of heart rate, respiration, colour, muscle tone, and reflex irritability. It was devised with the aim to standardize the assessment of newborns.
Shimeles Biru Zewude +3 more
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1999 Intraclass correlation coefficients for one- and five-min Apgar scores of 604 twin pairs born at a southeastern Brazilian hospital were calculated, after adjusting these scores for gestational age and sex. The data support a genetic hypothesis only for 1-
Carla Franchi-Pinto +3 more
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Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Indonesia, 2021 Hemoglobin is one of the most important parts of blood in pregnant women because hemoglobin supplies oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, including the fetus a mother is carrying.
Muhammad Alhardi Nurdin +2 more
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Determination of Neonatal Prognosis Based on Umbilical Vein Blood Gas in Hakim Hospital of Neyshabur, Iran during 2017-2018 [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2020 Background: In order to determine the prognosis of neonates, it is recommended to use umbilical gas analysis in all high-risk pregnancies. However, utilizing umbilical gas analysis and Apgar score together is very helpful for determining the mortality ...
Ghazaleh Doostparast Torshizi +3 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Background The neonatal Apgar score at 5 min has been found to be a better predictor of outcomes than the Apgar score at 1 min. A baby, however, must pass through the first minute of life to reach the fifth.
Ravichandran Jeganathan +4 more
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