| Neonatal polycythemia in appropriately grown infants of hypertensive mothers. | |
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PMID: 1421903 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Neonatal polycythemia is a frequent finding after pregnancies complicated by diabetes and by maternal hypertension with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). It is still unclear if the association of polycythemia with hypertension is the result of IUGR or of hypertension per se. To establish the incidence of neonatal polycythemia in populations at risk, we analyzed the results of hematocrit values obtained from 1592 neonates born consecutively at the Hospital de Clinicas, Buenos Aires. Capillary hematocrit values were obtained by heel stick before 6 h of age. When the values were 65% or greater, new samples were obtained from an antecubital vein. The risk of polycythemia in appropriately grown infants of hypertensive mothers was 12.6-fold greater than the risk in the general population. These data show that maternal hypertension poses a significant risk for polycythemia, regardless of fetal growth. We suggest that, to prevent possible sequela, hematocrit is measured routinely in all infants of hypertensive mothers for prompt diagnosis and treatment. |
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Authors:
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I Kurlat; A Sola |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 81 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 1992 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-12-04 Completed Date: 1992-12-04 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: NORWAY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 662-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hospital de Pediatria Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Chi-Square Distribution Female Hematocrit Humans Hypertension / complications*, physiopathology Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age Polycythemia / blood, congenital*, prevention & control Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / physiopathology Risk Factors |
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