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Apgar score

[′ap·gär ‚skȯr]
(medicine)
An index used to evaluate a newborn infant's physical condition based on a rating of 0-2 for each of five criteria: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and skin color.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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* Similar study by Singh A et al showed that mean APGAR at 1 min among spontaneous labour was 7.68 [+ or -] 2.5 and induced was 8.42 [+ or -] 2.15.
COMPARISON OF MATERNAL AND FOETAL OUTCOME BETWEEN INDUCED LABOUR AND SPONTANEOUS LABOUR IN LOW RISK PREGNANCY IN PRIMIGRAVIDA
Apgar score was found between 3 and 6 at 3 minutes in most of the study cases (67.5%) and still at 5 minutes Apgar score was low (up to 6) in a significant cases of abruption (42.5%) compared to controls (2.5%) as compared to study of Naseer et al 8% has 7 in 5 minute23.
HISTOLOGICAL STUDY OF ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE IN TERM DELIVERY AND ITS IMPACT ON FETAL OUTCOME
Prediction of Outcome After Emergency High-Risk Intra-abdominal Surgery Using the Surgical Apgar Score.
Detecting Major Complications and Death After Emergency Abdominal Surgery Using the Surgical Apgar Score: A Retrospective Analysis in a Caribbean Setting
Low 5-minute Apgar score: a population-based register study of 1 million term births.
Fetal nuchal translucency: is there an association with birthweight and neonatal wellbeing?/Fetal ense kalinligi: Dogum kilosu ve yenidogan iyilik hali ile bir iliskisi var mi?
In this study, perinatal outcomes were not statistically significant among women who underwent Category-1 primary Em-CS compared to other causes (Non-Category-1 CS), except for APGAR score at one minute.
Comparison of neonatal outcomes between category-1 and non-category-1 Primary Emergency Cesarean Section: A retrospective record review in a tertiary care hospital
Proximal risk factors were low birth weight, which is intimately associated with prematurity and a low Apgar score in the first minute of life, which in turn is related to quality of care during labor and birth.
Risk factors for neonatal death in an inland region in the State of Sao Paulo Brazil
La media de Apgar a los 5 minutos es mayor que al minuto de nacer, tanto para el total de RN, como para cada uno de los subgrupos.
Perfil perinatal asociado a los estados hipertensivos del embarazo/Perinatal profile associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Eventually, in 1949, Apgar came up with a series of quick tests to determine the health of a baby to be administered by the doctor moments after birth.
Google Doodle Commemorates Virginia Apgar
Apgar travelled widely and gave lectures across the US.
Who was Dr Virginia Apgar? Anesthesiologist and inventor of newborn child's 'Apgar score' has birthday celebrated with Google doodle; The renowned American anesthesiologist would have celebrated her 109th birthday today
The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of abnormal CTG pattern in late antenatal period and labour on the obstetrical and neonatal outcomes in terms of mode of delivery and Apgar score of baby.
OBSTETRICAL AND FETAL OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL CARDIOTOCOGRAPH
Each factor was then weighted according to the participant's perceived importance on a four-point scale (very important = 4, important = 3, unimportant = 2, very unimportant = 1), as outlined in the following algorithm: Advantage/challenge score x Importance score = Community Apgar Score.
The Nursing Community Apgar Questionnaire in rural Australia: An evidence based approach to recruiting and retaining nurses
Apgar scores were normal despite a shoulder injury.
Child has brachial plexus injury

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