%0 Journal Article %A S Yigit %A G Tekinalp %A O Oran %A M Yurdakok %A D Aliefendioglu %A A Gurgey %T Endothelin 1 concentrations in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid %D 2002 %R 10.1136/fn.87.3.F212 %J Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition %P F212-F213 %V 87 %N 3 %X Plasma endothelin 1 concentrations were determined in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Plasma endothelin 1 concentration in the study group (5.23 pg/ml) was statistically higher than that in the control group (1.12 pg/ml). Cord blood pH and base excess values were significantly lower in infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid when compared with the control group. There was no correlation between endothelin 1 concentrations and pH or base excess values. Results suggest that meconium passage is not a physiological event, even if meconium stained infants appear to be clinically healthy. %U https://fn.bmj.com/content/fetalneonatal/87/3/F212.full.pdf