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The use of amniotic fluid bubble stability, L/S ratio, and creatinine concentration in the assessment of fetal maturity. 1975

E B Olson, and J V Hartline, and J M Schneider, and S N Graven

Amniotic fluid bubble stability and creatinine concentration are analyzed in relation to the L/S ratio and clinical outcome. Bubble stability by the standard method showed 20.5 per cent (31/151) initial disagreement between two laboratories, 53.6 per cent (81/151) correlation with L/S ratio, and did not correlate well with patient outcome. However, a "foamy" test, i.e., foam noticeable at a distance, in both 1:1 and 1:2 dilutions, indicated an elevated L/S ratio and mature pulmonary outcome. Amniotic fluid creatinine levels showed an estimated 5 to 6 per cent risk for RDS at levels we formerly thought to be safe (greater than or equal to 2.0 mg. per 100 ml. with maternal serum less than or equal to 0.9 mg. per 100 ml.), and has many false-negative values. Fetal maturity can be estimated with clinical data and amniotic fluid analysis. Amniotic fluid sampling is necessary in all instances where the clinical data leave a reasonable doubt of actual gestational age and in all cases for elective preterm delivery. We recommend a sequential approach to amniotic fluid analysis. First a bubble stability test (a "foamy" at both 1:1 and 1:2 dilutions indicates pulmonary maturity). If the bubble stability test is not "foamy", an L/S ratio. The risk of RDS associated with creatinine concentration makes this test unacceptable in any case of elective delivery; however, it may be useful as a weighing factor in emergency situations where phospholipid analysis is unavailable.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007234 Infant, Premature A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION. Neonatal Prematurity,Premature Infants,Preterm Infants,Infant, Preterm,Infants, Premature,Infants, Preterm,Premature Infant,Prematurity, Neonatal,Preterm Infant
D007752 Obstetric Labor, Premature Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE). Preterm Labor,Labor, Premature,Premature Labor,Premature Obstetric Labor,Labor, Premature Obstetric,Labor, Preterm
D010713 Phosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety. Choline Phosphoglycerides,Choline Glycerophospholipids,Phosphatidyl Choline,Phosphatidyl Cholines,Phosphatidylcholine,Choline, Phosphatidyl,Cholines, Phosphatidyl,Glycerophospholipids, Choline,Phosphoglycerides, Choline
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012127 Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn A condition of the newborn marked by DYSPNEA with CYANOSIS, heralded by such prodromal signs as dilatation of the alae nasi, expiratory grunt, and retraction of the suprasternal notch or costal margins, mostly frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers, and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no apparent predisposing cause. Infantile Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant
D003404 Creatinine Creatinine Sulfate Salt,Krebiozen,Salt, Creatinine Sulfate,Sulfate Salt, Creatinine
D005260 Female Females
D005333 Fetus The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN. Fetal Structures,Fetal Tissue,Fetuses,Mummified Fetus,Retained Fetus,Fetal Structure,Fetal Tissues,Fetus, Mummified,Fetus, Retained,Structure, Fetal,Structures, Fetal,Tissue, Fetal,Tissues, Fetal

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