Table 1.
Perfusion variables.
| Parameter\Perfusion no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume loss, maternal (ml/min) | 0.016 | 0.025 | n.d. | 0.012 | 0.016 |
| Volume loss, fetal (ml/min) | 0.008 | 0.005 | 0.045a | 0.003 | 0.025 |
| Flow, fetal (ml/min) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1a | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Time, birth to lab (min) | n.d. | 29 | 58 | 24 | n.d. |
| Pre-perfusion (min) | 48 | 43 | 56 | 43 | 48 |
| Antipyrene, FM-ratio (at 240 min) | 0.95 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 0.74 (1.04 at 190 min) |
1.02 |
| Maternal age (yr) | 26 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 31 |
| Placenta weight (g) | 1077 | 675 | 550 | 620 | 1077 |
| Cotyledon weight (g) | 47 | 51 | 16 | 20 | 47 |
| Total perfused (g) | 113 | 157 | 86 | 112 | 113 |
| Caesarean section | N | N | N | Y | N |
| Gestation age (weeks + days) | n.d. | 41+3 | 41+0 | 39+1 | 39+4 |
| Smoker | N | N | N | N | N |
| Medicine | N | N | Penicillin | Innohep & locoid one week |
Citalopram |
Details of donors and perfusion of five individual ex vivo placenta perfusions of PBDEs. The perfusions lasted four hours, except no. 3 for which leakage was detected after two hours.
n.d.: no data; afor the first two hours only.