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Examen de sangre del cordón umbilical - Overview

Definición:

La sangre del cordón se refiere a una muestra de sangre tomada del cordón umbilical cuando el bebé nace. El cordón umbilical es el cordón que conecta el bebé al útero de la madre.

Este artículo se centra en el examen de sangre del cordón umbilical que se hace para evaluar la salud de un recién nacido.

Forma en que se realiza el examen:

Inmediatamente después de haber nacido el bebé, se sujeta el cordón con unas pinzas y se corta. Si se va a extraer sangre del cordón, se coloca otra pinza a una distancia de 20 a 25 cm (8 a 10') de la primera, luego se corta la sección aislada y se recoge la muestra de sangre en un tubo para muestras.

Preparación para el examen:

No se necesita preparación especial para este examen.

Lo que se siente durante el examen:

Usted no sentirá nada más allá del proceso de alumbramiento normal.

Razones por las que se realiza el examen:

El examen de sangre del cordón umbilical se realiza para determinar lo siguiente:

Niveles de bilirrubina
Hemocultivo (si hay sospecha de infección)
Gasometría arterial, para evaluar el oxígeno, dióxido de carbono y los niveles de pH
Nivel de glucemia
Grupo sanguíneo y Rh
Conteo sanguíneo completo (CSC)
Conteo de plaquetas

Reviewed last on: 6/5/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hematology/Oncology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy/Immunology, Lubin BH, Shearer WT. Cord blood banking for potential future transplantation. Pediatrics 2007;119(1):165-170.

Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.

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