Evaluating Otherwise-Discarded Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source for a Neonate's Complete Blood Cell Count at Various Time Points.

PD, Carroll; E, Livingston; VL, Baer; K, Karkula; RD, Christensen

doi:10.1159/000488024

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Evaluating Otherwise-Discarded Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source for a Neonate's Complete Blood Cell Count at Various Time Points.

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Authors:

Carroll PD

Livingston E

Baer VL

Abstract

Background Previous studies have reported the use of cord blood for admission laboratory complete blood counts (CBCs). However, no studies have investigated its stability for the first 30 min after delivery.Objectives We quantified blood cells drawn from the umbilical vein to determine the effect of...

Subject

Placenta

Platelet

Hemoglobin

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