Amniotic fluid lamellar body counts for the determination of fetal lung maturity: an update.
J Perinat Med
; 33(2): 156-60, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To reassess the cut-off value for lamellar body counts (LBs) for fetal lung maturity (FLM) over a 10-year study period. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
178 pregnancies were selected under strict inclusion criteria and delivered within 48 h from amniocentesis. FLM was determined by amniotic fluid LBs in centrifuged samples (300 x g for 10 min) in a commercially available Coulter Counter. Cases beyond 37 weeks were excluded.RESULTS:
Mean gestational age was 33.5+/-3.0 weeks at amniocentesis and 33.7+/-3.0 weeks at birth. After reassessing the best compromise between sensitivity and specificity for all cases using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) procedure, an FLM cut-off value of < or = 22,000/microL was obtained. Diagnostic accuracy (and confidence interval, CI) was sensitivity, 73% (60.0-83.6%); specificity, 81.7% (CI 73.6-88.1%); positive predictive value, 66.2%; and negative predictive value, 86.0%.CONCLUSION:
No significant change in FLM cut-off for LBs was found when comparing the value from this study and the results of our earlier report presented in 1996 (< or = 22,000 vs. < or = 20,000/microL), although the new value may be more accurate, since it is based on neonatal outcome with the exclusion of cases in which the diagnosis of FLM is seldom warranted, i.e., > 37 weeks' gestational age.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Madurez de los Órganos Fetales
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Líquido Amniótico
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinat Med
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia