The role of phosphatidyl-glycerol in the determination of fetal lung maturity
dc.contributor.author | Smith, A. J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:59:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:59:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1983-01 | |
dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za | |
dc.description.abstract | Phosphatidyl-glycerol (PG) and the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio were determined on amniotic fluid from 140 patients to evaluate the role of PG estimation as a functional fetal lung maturity test. PG was absent without associated respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in 17 cases (12%) and present in 123; 3 of the infants born to these patients developed slight hyaline membrane disease. There were no neonatal deaths. When both PG and the L/S ratio were determined the accuracy of prediction of the RDS improved from 87% to 93%. PG determination should not be used as a substitute for the L/S ratio, but should be used in conjunction with it in high-risk situations. | en_ZA |
dc.description.version | Publishers' version | |
dc.format.extent | 3 p. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Smith, A. J. 1983. The role of phosphatidyl-glycerol in the determination of fetal lung maturity. South African Medical Journal, 8 January: 45-47. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) 0256-9574 (print) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8044 | |
dc.language.iso | en_ZA | |
dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG | |
dc.rights.holder | The author | |
dc.subject | Phosphatidyl-glycerot | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Fetal lung maturity | en_ZA |
dc.title | The role of phosphatidyl-glycerol in the determination of fetal lung maturity | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article |
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