title: Ultrasound parameters and L/S ratio in prediction of perinatal outcome in term-growth restricted newborns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The relation between biophysical profile (BPP), cerebroplacental (C/P) ratio, and lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio as a predictor perinatal outcome in term intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) neonates was evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of the perinatal outcome of 77 term monofetal pregnancies complicated with IUGR fetuses (< 10 percentile) who were terminated by cesarean section in 2010 was performed at the Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Belgrade.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most frequent early neonatal complication was asphyxia. The authors found a strong correlation between the L/S ratio and birth weight (BW) r = 0.609, as well as between BPP and Apgar score 5 r = 0.583. Significant negative correlation was found between asphyxia and BPP r = -0.398, as well as between asphyxia and C/P ratio r = -0.379.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In serous IUGR neonates, low values of BPP and L/S ratios predicted asphyxia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade. ivana.r.babovic@gmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Babovic
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Radojicic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plesinac
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D054709:Lecithins / Q000378:metabolism; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000378:metabolism; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D054709:Lecithins; D013109:Sphingomyelins