apgar skoru

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Definition of apgar skoru in Turkish English dictionary

apgar score

The Apgar score was devised in 1952 by Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn children immediately after childbirth. Virginia Apgar was an anesthesiologist who developed the score to ascertain the effects of anaesthetic agents on neonates

an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

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ap·gar sko·ru