Maturation diagnosis in full term hypotrophic fetuses
Scharnke, H.D.; Gartzke, J.; Fleischer, G.; Isbruch, E.
Zentralblatt für Gynakologie 99(14): 849-851
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4197 PMID: 562047 Document Number: 112056
Foam-Test by Clements is a valuable method for determining the foetus maturity of lungs. We introduce this test along with other parameters for the maturity-diagnosis since one year. In 15% result, the Foam-Test was not applicable because of blood, or meconic amniotic fluid, other wise wrong negative and in 0% wrong positive results. By unmatured child, there was doubtable results with Foam-Test. Since it is important to determine the early delivery of unmatured children, particularly the case of foetus maturity of lungs must be exact, we therefore decided to use the Lecithin/Sphingomyelinquotients in some cases. The results of Lecithin/Sphingomyelinquotient in unmatured children are almost with the approximated date under two. From this, one must deduce from these children, that the intrauterine unmatured lungs lately took place.