Evaluation of Serum Anion gap in the three trimesters of pregnancy in a Christian Religious Hospital in Benin City, Nigeria
| Autor: | A Omorogiuwa, MO Ozor |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol 20, Iss 4 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2659-1502 2659-1499 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/jasem.v20i4.22 |
| Popis: | This study is aimed at determining anion gap in the three trimesters of pregnancy. The study involved a total of 80 volunteers from the St. Philomena Catholic hospital, Benin City. The volunteers comprised 20 nonpregnant control, and 20 pregnant women in each of the three trimesters of pregnancy. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics and Collaboration committee of the hospital. Informed consents were also obtained from the participants. With strict aseptic method blood samples were drawn from the ante cubital vein into a lithium heparin bottle for electrolyte analysis using standard laboratory methods. Anion gap was subsequently calculated using the formula; ([Na+] + [K+]) − ([Cl-] + [HCO3−]). Results were compared using the student’s t-test and p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The anion gap for the first trimester of pregnancy (11.01 ± 0.13 mmol/L) was significantly lower (p |
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