. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 12.

Published in final edited form as: Neonatology. 2016 Feb 12;109(4):265–273. doi: 10.1159/000443303

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and blood gas values prior to onset of resuscitation. Severe asphyxia induced by intermittent umbilical cord occlusion resulted in severe acidosis. The values represented in the table are at birth (mean±standard deviation) and were not different.

Parameters	Capnography (N=30)	Control (N=24)
Birth Weight (grams)	3460±820	3220±780
Gestational age (days)	141±0.5	141±0.8
Oxygenation index	18.6±10	20.1±9
SpO₂ (%)	49±29	49±25
pH	7.02±0.10	6.9±0.13
PaCO₂ (mmHg)	102±29	107±25
Base excess (mEq/L)	−8.7±2.1	−10.4±3.8