title: [Survey of the frequency of routine diagnostic tests in term pregnancies].
abstract: In 420 pregnant women who delivered during the third trimester at the "Istituto di I Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica", University of Catania, routine blood tests were performed in 95.5% of cases (401 women), urine tests in 95.5% (401), Hb-phoresis in 42.6% (179), HBsAg in 51.4% (216), TORCH and urine cultures in 37.8% (159), cardiotocograph in 73.1% (307), plasma RIA of E3 and/or HPL in 35% (147), maternal ECG and pseudocholinesterasemia in 83.6% (351) and 37.6% (158) respectively. No routine diagnostic tests were performed in 4.5% (19 women) of cases. Diagnostic tests are less frequently performed in women, plurigravida, and in pregnancies which follow a physiological course. Several diagnostic tests, except for TCTG and HBsAg, are performed more frequently in pregnancies with complications. Lastly, there is a marked difference between the number of diagnostic tests performed and the individual woman's place of residence.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia Ospedale B. ne P. Agliata, USL n. 50-Petralia Sottana, Palermo.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rotolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pistritto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scifo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Calì
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garozzo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D005260:Female; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D007558:Italy; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Studio sulla frequenza con cui vengono eseguiti gli accertamenti diagnostici routinari in gravide a termine.