Phosphatidylglycerol determination on amniotic fluid 10,000 x g pellet in the prediction of fetal lung maturity.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 139(3): 259-63, 1981 Feb 01.
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| ID: mdl-7468692
ABSTRACT
Phosphatidylglycerol and the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio were determined, and the shake test was performed, as indicators of fetal lung maturity, in more than 600 patients. A clinical review of the outcome was made in all patients who underwent delivery within 2 days after collection of amniotic fluid. Correlation was made phosphatidylglycerol, shake test, and L/S ratio results. L/S ratio had a false positive rate of 5%, and a false negative rate of 58.1%. The shake test had a false positive rate of 1.1%, and a false negative rate of 63.5%. Phosphatidylglycerol determination had a false positive rate of 1.8%, and a false negative rate of 26.9%. Phosphatidylglycerol determination is an accurate predictor of fetal lung maturity, and predicts lung immaturity more correctly than do the L/S ratio and shake test.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Phosphatidylglycerols
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Fetal Organ Maturity
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Amniotic Fluid
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Year:
1981
Document type:
Article