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December 1976, Vol 130, No. 12 >
Article | December 1976

Double Stopcock Technique for Blood Sampling From Umbilical Artery Catheters FREE

Alistair G. S. Philip, MB, MRCP(E), DCH
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Am J Dis Child. 1976;130(12):1322-1323. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120130028005.
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• Umbilical artery catheters have an established place in neonatal intensive care. A double stopcock technique is described for sampling blood from umbilical catheters. This method improves accuracy in blood withdrawal, avoids contamination of samples, and reduces blood loss to a minimum.

(Am J Dis Child 130:1322-1323, 1976)

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Kitterman JA, Phibbs RH, Tooley WH:  Catheterization of umbilical vessels in newborn infants . Pediatr Clin North Am 17:895-912, 1970;.
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Tooley WH:  What is the risk of an umbilical artery catheter? Pediatrics 50:1-2, 1972;.
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Shannon D:  Commentary , in Gellis SS (ed): The Year Book of Pediatrics . Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1974;, p 11.
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Symansky MR, Fox HA:  Umbilical vessel catheterization: Indications, management, and evaluation of the technique . J Pediatr 80:820-826, 1972;.
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Brown DR, Fenton LF, Tsang RC:  Blood sampling through umbilical catheters . Pediatrics 55:257-260, 1975;.
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Merenstein GB:  Heparinized catheters and coagulation studies . J Pediatr 79:117-119, 1971;.
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Huch R, Lubbers DW, Huch A:  Reliability of transcutaneous monitoring of arterial pO2 in the seventies . Pediatrics 55:153-156, 1975;.
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Indyk L:  pO2 in the seventies . Pediatrics 55:153-156, 1975;.

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Kitterman JA, Phibbs RH, Tooley WH:  Catheterization of umbilical vessels in newborn infants . Pediatr Clin North Am 17:895-912, 1970;.
2 +
Tooley WH:  What is the risk of an umbilical artery catheter? Pediatrics 50:1-2, 1972;.
3 +
Shannon D:  Commentary , in Gellis SS (ed): The Year Book of Pediatrics . Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1974;, p 11.
4 +
Symansky MR, Fox HA:  Umbilical vessel catheterization: Indications, management, and evaluation of the technique . J Pediatr 80:820-826, 1972;.
5 +
Brown DR, Fenton LF, Tsang RC:  Blood sampling through umbilical catheters . Pediatrics 55:257-260, 1975;.
6 +
Merenstein GB:  Heparinized catheters and coagulation studies . J Pediatr 79:117-119, 1971;.
7 +
Huch R, Lubbers DW, Huch A:  Reliability of transcutaneous monitoring of arterial pO2 in the seventies . Pediatrics 55:153-156, 1975;.
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Indyk L:  pO2 in the seventies . Pediatrics 55:153-156, 1975;.

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