Use of the drop volume of amniotic fluid in estimating the risk for respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn infant
(1986) In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 154(1). p.68-74- Abstract
- The present study describes the testing and function of the drop-volume method in the analysis of fetal lung maturity with use of amniotic fluid. Elevated surface tension resulting from a lack of surface-active phospholipids (surfactant) is the primary etiologic defect in the development of respiratory distress syndrome. The drop-volume method quantifies the surface tension of amniotic fluid with use of the fact that the volume of a falling drop of liquid is proportional to the quantity of surfactant in the solution. The drop-volume method requires only 2 minutes and 2 ml of amniotic fluid and predicts fetal lung maturity with an accuracy equal to or greater than that of other tests currently in use.
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- author
- Gislén, Lars LU and E Åberg, Anders LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1986
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Respiratory distress syndrome, fetal lung maturity, surface tension, amniotic fluid, surfactant
- in
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- volume
- 154
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 68 - 74
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:0022620744
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
- DOI
- 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90395-9
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 6046bcfc-7c3d-46b9-a8db-3b4b3909ab34
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