title: The gastric aspirate foam test in the prediction of hyaline membrane disease.
abstract: The gastric aspirate foam test was performed on 99 infants of low birth weight. In 59 of 61 infants with no respiratory distress, the test was positive. All infants who developed hyaline membrane disease (HMD) had negative or intermediate foam test results. There was no consistent relationship between the foam test result and the development of wet lung syndrome. Infants who were small for gestational age had a significantly lower incidence of HMD, as did infants with amniotic fluid infection syndrome. These data indicate that the gastric aspirate foam test is a reliable index of neonatal lung maturity.
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008168:Lung / Q000254:growth & development; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants