Amniotic fluid shake test versus lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in the antenatal prediction of respiratory distress syndrome

TY - JOUR

T1 - Amniotic fluid shake test versus lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in the antenatal prediction of respiratory distress syndrome

AU - Mukherjee, Trishit K.

AU - Rajegowda, B. K.

AU - Glass, Leonard L.

AU - Auerbach, J.

AU - Evans, Hugh E.

PY - 1974/7/1

Y1 - 1974/7/1

N2 - Evaluation of amniotic fluid shake test and L/S ratio was done on 98 patients in the third trimester of pregnancy to predict fetal pulmonary maturity. The shake test proved to be a useful tool in assessment of fetal pulmonary maturity. The L/S ratio, although mostly corroborative with the clinical picture of the babies, sometimes shows higher or lower levels than expected, depending on the clinical condition of the mother.

AB - Evaluation of amniotic fluid shake test and L/S ratio was done on 98 patients in the third trimester of pregnancy to predict fetal pulmonary maturity. The shake test proved to be a useful tool in assessment of fetal pulmonary maturity. The L/S ratio, although mostly corroborative with the clinical picture of the babies, sometimes shows higher or lower levels than expected, depending on the clinical condition of the mother.

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(74)90126-4

DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(74)90126-4

M3 - Article

C2 - 4406922

VL - 119

SP - 648

EP - 652

JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

SN - 0002-9378

IS - 5

ER -