An Ukrinform reporter attended a unique heart surgery performed on a newborn just minutes after a cesarean section — ...

The use of umbilical arterial catheters (UACs ... embolism, vasospasm, blood vessel perforation, hemorrhage, infection, and hypertension. [2,3] The potential for complications has resulted ...

In 6 babies blood was drawn simultaneously from the umbilical artery, umbilical vein and heel capillary and analyzed for zinc and carbonic anhydrase. There were no significant differences in the ...

This is due to the design of the placenta. The maternal uterine blood vessels and the fetal umbilical blood vessels run in parallel and oxygen is exchanged passively. Consequently, fetal oxygen ...

Speaking after the court session, Charlie’s parents, James and Christina Mitcham, paid tribute to their son. They said: “Charlie was the most adorable boy, and we felt blessed he was our son. Despite ...

This temporary organ that develops alongside the embryo can deliver clues regarding the health of the pregnant woman and her baby ...

prolonged hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis are associated with a heightened risk of thrombosis because they cause endothelial dysfunction (alterations to the inner lining of blood vessels ...

A new study evaluated the risk for delirium after 10 noncardiac surgeries. Of all the operations, those who had an endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque from an artery or arteries — had the ...

prolonged hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis are associated with a heightened risk of thrombosis because they cause endothelial dysfunction (alterations to the inner lining of blood vessels ...

Vasa previa is a rare obstetric complication, characterized by fetal umbilical cord blood vessels being unprotected by Wharton’s jelly or placental tissue and located within 20 mm of the internal ...

Charlie had been fitted with an umbilical venous catheter UVC), a tube which is inserted ... This is when fluid or medication leaks from a blood vessel into its surroundings. A report written by a ...