Role of lamellar body count for the prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in non-diabetic pregnant women

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-328

  Ghidini, Alessandro ^a   Poggi, Sarah H ^a   Spong, Catherine Y ^a   Goodwin, Katie M ^a   Vink, Joy ^b   Pezzullo, John C ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal lung maturity; Lamellar body count; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; SURFACTANT;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LAMELLAR BODY; LECITHIN SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SPHINGOMYELINS;

EID: 18744386963     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-004-0653-7     Document Type: Article

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