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OBJECTIVE: To verify if Apgar score plus umbilical cord pH are adequate to predict which newborn infant will develop multiorgan system disfunction. METHODS: A study including all term newborn infants with Apgar scores in the first and fifth minutes of life /= 7.0 and < 7.20. Patients were evaluated for the presence of pulmonary hypertension, renal failure, inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone, ischemic cardiopathy, early seizures, neurologic injury at hospital discharge and death. RESULTS: Twenty five newborn infants were included in the study.Twelve formed Group A, and 13, Group B. There were no differences between both groups in respect to mode of delivery, gender, color and birth weight. Group B had a lower gestational age than Group A. There were significant differences between both groups in mean cord blood pH, pCO(2) and BE (p |
