True Umbilical Cord Knot in a Primigravida
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چکیده
Umbilical cord knots occur in 1-2% of all deliveries can lead to increase fetal death and asphyxia. A thorough examination is important discern abnormalities. Although there are not set guidelines for diagnosing managing umbilical knots; reporting with complications will aid decision making better future patient management. We describe one such case a primigravida who was found have an knot.
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True knot of the umbilical cord.
Fifty umbilical cords were prepared and examined and their venous perfusion pressures measured with and without a true knot in the cord. Contrary to information in the literature, a loose umbilical cord knot did not affect the venous perfusion pressure. With a tightened knot, the smaller the umbilical cord diameter, the greater was the pressure required to perfuse past the knot. The umbilical v...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of clinical case reports and reviews
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2690-4861']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31579/2690-4861/112