[Use of amniotic drop-volume determination in estimating fetal lung maturity].
The value of amniotic fluid drop-volume determination with a self-made Fetal Lung Maturity Apparatus in the analysis of fetal lung maturity is studied with 148 samples. The results were compared with those of L/S ratios, it shows that this method has a sensitivity of 95%, specificity 91% and accuracy 93%, if a falling-drop-interval of less than or equal to 85 seconds was taken as the defining point for lung maturity. The mean falling drop-interval was 89.0 +/- 12.3 seconds in the 18-30 th week pregnancy samples, 72.7 +/- 9.4 seconds in the 36-42 nd week samples and 81.4 +/- 9.9 seconds in the 31-35 th week samples. (P less than 0.001). The effects of blood and meconium on the testing were also studied. The drop-volume test is recommended as an accurate, rapid and easy method in predicting fetal lung maturity.
West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu.
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D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000378:metabolism*; D013500:Surface Tension
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants