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Clinical evaluation of the NBD-PC fluorescence polarization assay for prediction of fetal lung maturity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1407896     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: 1) To examine a fluorescence polarization (FP) assay with an independent set of data that contained more cases of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) than a previous study, 2) to determine whether the same reference ranges are applicable to infants born to diabetic women, and 3) to evaluate whether adding the lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio (L/S) would substantially improve the prediction of RDS among women with an intermediate FP value (between 0.26-0.289). METHODS: We identified 389 women who had FP analysis performed at the University of Washington Medical Center from February 1986 to October 1988 and who delivered within 3 days of amniocentesis. We reviewed the medical records of these women and their infants to extract information for our study. RESULTS: For FP values of 0.26 or greater, the sensitivity and specificity for prediction of RDS were 90.2 and 84.6%, respectively, compared with 100 and 82.0% in the previous study. For FP values of 0.29 or greater, the sensitivity and specificity were 62.8 and 94.2%, respectively (80.8 and 96.2% in the previous study). Among diabetics, an FP result below 0.26 was associated with the same low risk of RDS as among non-diabetics. Among the patients with FP between 0.26-0.289, the addition of L/S did not provide a clinically useful improvement in the prediction of fetal lung maturity. CONCLUSION: The NBD-PC FP assay can be used as the sole test of fetal lung maturity in most clinical circumstances.
Authors:
C Chen; P V Roby; N S Weiss; J A Wilson; T J Benedetti; J F Tait
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0029-7844     ISO Abbreviation:  Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  1992 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-10-26     Completed Date:  1992-10-26     Revised Date:  2009-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401101     Medline TA:  Obstet Gynecol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  688-92     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amniotic Fluid / chemistry*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Fetal Organ Maturity*
Fluorescence Polarization* / methods
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lung / embryology*
Phosphatidylcholines / analysis,  diagnostic use*
Phospholipids / analysis
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Pulmonary Surfactants / analysis*
Reference Values
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / epidemiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sphingomyelins / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Phosphatidylcholines; 0/Phospholipids; 0/Pulmonary Surfactants; 0/Sphingomyelins; 81005-34-7/1-palmitoyl-2-(6-(N-(7-nitrobenz)-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)aminocaproyl)phosphatidylcholine

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