by Wang, Wei Vivian. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-266). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.viii / SUMMARY --- p.ix / PUBLICATION --- p.xiv / STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY --- p.xv / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.xvi / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1 --- Preamble --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Free oxygen radicals --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Free oxygen radicals and mechanism of radical damage / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- What is a free radical? / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- Mechanism of free radical damage / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Detection and characterisation of free radical species / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Direct methods / Chapter 1.2.2.1.1 --- Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy / Chapter 1.2.2.1.2 --- Chemiluminescence / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Indirect methods / Chapter 1.2.2.2.1 --- Lipid peroxidation / Chapter 1.2.2.2.2 --- Protein and DNA oxidation / Chapter 1.2.2.2.3 --- Purine and pyrimidine metabolites / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Free oxygen radicals and major disease / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Oxygen-derived free radicals and fetal hypoxia / Chapter 1.3 --- Acid-base status in cord blood --- p.41 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Correlation between obstetric clinical events and cord blood acid-base / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Practical implications of cord blood acid-base studies / Chapter 1.4 --- Intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) analysis --- p.58 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Base line / Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- Baseline rate / Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- Baseline variability / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Accelerations and decelerations / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Fetal outcome of labour / Chapter 1.4.3.1 --- Fetal heart rate (FHR) changes during labour / Chapter 1.4.3.2 --- Acidaemia during labour / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Computerised analysis of cardiotocogram / Chapter 1.5 --- Intrapartum complications --- p.83 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Meconium stained amniotic fluid / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Nuchal cord entanglement / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Prolonged 1st and 2nd stage of labour / Chapter 1.6 --- Objectives of project --- p.93 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.98 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.98 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Clinical materials / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Chemicals and reagents / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- The measurement of malondialdehyde (MDA) / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- The measurement of organic hydroperoxides (OHP) / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- The measurement of purine and pyrimidine metabolites / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Equipment / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- Fetal monitor / Chapter 2.1.3.2 --- Fetal heart rate analysis system / Chapter 2.1.3.3 --- Blood gas analyser / Chapter 2.1.3.4 --- UV-VIS Spectrophotometer / Chapter 2.1.3.5 --- Fluorescence Spectrophotometer / Chapter 2.1.3.6 --- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) / Chapter 2.2 --- Investigation Methods --- p.105 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Blood gas / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Lipid peroxidation in umbilical cord blood / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- The measurement of MDA / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- The measurement of OHP / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Purine and pyrimidine metabolites in umbilical cord blood / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Computer analysis of CTG / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Data and signal processing / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- The algorithm / Chapter 2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.112 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- RESULTS --- p.116 / Chapter 3.1 --- Umbilical blood pH and gas measurements --- p.118 / Chapter 3.2 --- Lipid peroxidation in cord blood plasma --- p.121 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Validation of assay / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Performance characteristics of the MDA assay / Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Performance characteristics of the OHP assay / Chapter 3.2.2 --- "Inter-relationship among MDA, OHP and acid-base status" / Chapter 3.3 --- Nucleotide metabolites in cord blood plasma --- p.142 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Calibration of assay / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Inter-relationship among nucleotides and acid-base status / Chapter 3.4 --- Analysis of FHR patterns --- p.150 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Umbilical blood gas and CTG analysis / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Biochemical parameters and CTG analysis / Chapter 3.5 --- "Relations of umbilical arterial blood pH and gas, lipid peroxidation, purine or pyrimidine metabolites and FHR patterns with intrapartum complications" --- p.166 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Meconium stained amniotic fluid / Chapter 3.5.1.1 --- Clinical features / Chapter 3.5.1.2 --- Relationship between meconium stained amniotic fluid and biochemical parameters / Chapter 3.5.1.3 --- Relationship between meconium stained amniotic fluid and FHR patterns / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Nuchal cord / Chapter 3.5.2.1 --- Clinical features / Chapter 3.5.2.2 --- Relationship between nuchal cord and biochemical parameters / Chapter 3.5.2.3 --- Relationship between nuchal cord and FHR patterns / Chapter 3.5.3 --- The length of second stage of labour / Chapter 3.5.3.1 --- Clinical features / Chapter 3.5.3.2 --- Relationship between the length of second stage and acidaemia or FHR patterns / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Apgar scores / Chapter 3.5.4.1 --- Clinical features / Chapter 3.5.4.2 --- Relationship between Apgar scores and biochemical parameters / Chapter 3.5.4.3 --- Relationship between Apgar scores and FHR patterns / Chapter 3.5.4.4 --- "Relationship between Apgar scores and nuchal cord, meconium or second stage of labour" / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- DISCUSSION --- p.189 / Chapter 4.1 --- Blood pH and gas in fetal asphyxia --- p.189 / Chapter 4.2 --- Lipid peroxidation in cord blood at birth --- p.194 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Method for measurement of the cord plasma MDA / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Method for measurement of the cord plasma OHP / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Relationship between the fetal asphyxia and lipid peroxidation in cord plasma / Chapter 4.3 --- Purine and pyrimidine metabolites in cord blood at birth --- p.203 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Limitations imposed by the tcchniqucs used / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Relationship between the fetal asphyxia and purine and pyrimidine metabolites in cord plasma / Chapter 4.4 --- Computerised analysis of CTG --- p.210 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- CTG patterns and cord blood acid base balance / Chapter 4.4.2 --- CTG patterns and cord blood biochemical parameters / Chapter 4.5 --- "Intrapartum complications 2,9" / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Meconium stained amniotic fluid / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Nuchal cord / Chapter 4.5.3 --- The length of second stage / Chapter 4.5.4 --- Apgar scores / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- CONCLUSION --- p.233 / REFERENCES --- p.237
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321624 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Wang, Wei Vivian., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Surgical Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvii, 266 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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