CORRELATION OF BIOCHEMICAL DATA WITH APGAR SCORES AT BIRTH AND AT ONE MINUTE

Open Access

1 August 1977

journal article
research article
Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia

Vol. 49 (8) , 831-833
https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/49.8.831

Abstract

A prospective study of 66 unselected neonates revealed a better correlation of umbilical artery blood biochemical data with the Apgar score at birth compared with the score at 1 min. The data confirmed also that inclusion of the score for “colour” detracts from the value of the total score. An Apgar score at birth is more valuable than the score at 1 min.