University of Basra research discusses measuring interleukin-6 in cord blood of newborns with birth asphyxia
University of Basra research discusses measuring interleukin-6 in cord blood of newborns with birth asphyxia
A research at the University of Basra's Faculty of Medicine discussed the measurement of interleukin-6 in the cord blood of newborn babies suffering from birth asphyxia.
The research, presented by Arab Board of Health Specialties student Mohammed Abdul Sattar at Basra Women's and Children's Hospital, aims to assess the level of interleukin-6 in cord blood, in addition to studying the relationship between the level of interleukin-6 in cord blood and various obstetric complications.
The research included discussing the use of measuring the level of interleukin-6 in cord blood in newborns at risk of birth asphyxia as a predictive biomarker for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and can also be used as an adjunctive laboratory test with clinical examination through the Apgar scale and the Sarnat scale for early diagnosis of asphyxia and assessment of its severity and outcomes.
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