Prediction of respiratory distress syndrome by the microbubble stability teston gastric aspirates in newborns of less than 32 weeks' gestation.
Journal Title: Acta Paediatrica - Year 2003, Vol 92, Issue 6
Abstract
AIM: There is a need for a rapid method to identify infants who will developrespiratory distress syndrome (RDS) soon after birth, to allow early treatment of affected infants withsurfactant. The microbubble stability test (MST) may be one such method, but clinical experience is sparse.METHODS: The MST was performed on gastric aspirates from 188 infants with a mean gestational age of 29(range 23-31) wk. RESULTS: 87 infants developed moderate to severe RDS, corresponding to a prevalenceof 46%. The sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for identification of infants with moderateto severe RDS were determined for the average diameter of bubbles, the proportion of microbubbles withdifferent diameters and the total number of microbubbles. The proportion of microbubbles with diameters
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B Robertson, C Eschen, F Ebbesen, H Verder, A Bertelsen, K Bohlin, M Arrøe
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