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Fetal lung maturity

 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Prediction of neonatal respiratory morbidity by quantitative ultrasound lung texture analysis: a multicenter study.
BACKGROUND Prediction of neonatal respiratory morbidity may be useful to plan delivery in complicated pregnancies. The limited… (More)
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2017
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2017
Contemporary practice patterns in the use of amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity.
PURPOSE Fetal lung maturity (FLM) testing has been performed to help direct delivery timing in complex obstetrical conditions. We… (More)
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2015
2015
Quantitative ultrasound texture analysis of fetal lungs to predict neonatal respiratory morbidity.
OBJECTIVE To develop and evaluate the performance of a novel method for predicting neonatal respiratory morbidity based on… (More)
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2015
2015
Prediction of fetal lung maturity using the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio analysis with a simplified sample preparation, using a commercial microtip-column combined with mass spectrometric…
Fetal lung maturity is estimated using the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (L/S ratio) in amniotic fluid and it is commonly measured… (More)
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2014
2014
Neonatal morbidity occurs despite pulmonary maturity prior to 39 weeks gestation
Objective:To compare outcomes among late-preterm or early-term neonates according to fetal lung maturity (FLM) status.Study… (More)
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2013
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2013
Amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity: will it become obsolete?
AMNIOCENTESIS FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN PERFORMED FOR MANY REASONS: uterine and placental complications… (More)
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2013
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2013
Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio and lamellar body count for fetal lung maturity: a meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE To determine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio and lamellar body count (LBC… (More)
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2010
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2010
Clinical and laboratory trends in fetal lung maturity testing.
BACKGROUND The surfactant/albumin ratio is a popular fetal lung maturity (FLM) test that will be unavailable in the near future… (More)
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2008
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2008
Changing patterns of fetal lung maturity testing
Objective:In our laboratory, a decrease in fetal lung maturity (FLM) testing on amniotic fluid occurred over a 10-year period… (More)
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2008
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2008
Revisiting amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity after 36 weeks' gestation.
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) remains a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in premature infants. To avoid… (More)
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