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The Correlation of Clinical Perinatal Asphyxia With Counts Of Nrbc In Cord Blood

Posted by Dr. Ujjwal K Ghosh on 15 Feb 2011 03:27:00 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	No
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

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Inclusion of all the cases irrespective nrbc value would have enabled a better understanding and better interpretation of the results. A larger randomised study would be a more appropriate design of the study
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How to cite: Ghosh U K.The Correlation of Clinical Perinatal Asphyxia With Counts Of Nrbc In Cord Blood[Review of the article 'The Correlation Of Clinical Perinatal Asphyxia With Counts Of Nrbc/100 Wbc In Cord Blood ' by Gupta S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(2):WMCRW00472

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Good preliminary data

Posted by Ms. Judy S Cohain on 13 Feb 2011 11:13:22 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

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"Perinatal asphyxia complicates 5-10% of births" probably only applies to settings where induction and augmentation with pitocin, vacuum and epidural and general anesthesia for cesarean are used in the majority of births. In my practice of low and medium risk homebirths, none with Apgar under 7 at 5 minutes.

Sample was collected after delivery of the placenta, but it is not mentioned when that was. How was the placenta delivered and how many minutes after delivery of the baby. In my experience, it is more accurate to sample the blood from the cord immediately following birth, BEFORE delivery of the placenta.

The article is complete as stands, but it always interests me to get more details on the 6 ? babies who died in the first week. Illlustration 5 is hard for me to understand the N column. Yes=6, no= 4 and Total= 100?
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How to cite: Cohain J S.Good preliminary data[Review of the article 'The Correlation Of Clinical Perinatal Asphyxia With Counts Of Nrbc/100 Wbc In Cord Blood ' by Gupta S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(2):WMCRW00466

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illustration 5 has typing mistake. it is no 94 and yes 6. out of which 4 died due to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and 1 due to aspiration pneumonitis. placenta was delivered by controlled cord traction only and sample was taken immediately after delivery of placenta
Responded by Dr. Geetika Tomar on 14 Feb 2011 05:32:42 PM

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