Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 35, 2015 - Issue 5
Submit an article Journal homepage
112
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Obstetrics

Amniotic fluid lamellar body count as a novel biochemical marker for timing elective caesarean delivery

C. KartDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
,
S. GuvenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
E. S. Guvendag GuvenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
,
D. ArmangilNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Trabzon Women and Child Health and Maternity Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
&
A. MenteseDepartment of Biochemistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Pages 451-454 | Published online: 10 Nov 2014

References

  • Ashwood ER. 1997. Standards of laboratory practice: evaluation of fetal lung maturity. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Clinical Chemistry 43:211–214.
  • Bourbon JR, Francoual J, Magny JF, Lindenbaum A, Leluc R, Dehan M. 1990. Changes in phospholipid composition of tracheal aspirates from newborns with hyaline membrane disease or transient tachypnoea. Clinica Chimica Acta 189:87–94.
  • Dubin SB. 1989. Characterization of amniotic fluid lamellar bodies by resistive-pulse counting: relationship to measures of fetal lung maturity. Clinical Chemistry 35:612–616.
  • Fiori HH, Henn R, Baldisserotto M, Bica IG, Fiori RM. 2004. Evaluation of surfactant function at birth determined by the stable microbubble test in term and near term infants with respiratory distress. European Journal of Pediatrics 163:443–448.
  • Hallman M, Feldman BH, Kirkpatrick E, Gluck L. 1977. Absence of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn. Study of the minor surfactant phospholipids in newborns. Pediatric Research 11:714–720.
  • Jain L, Eaton DC. 2006. Physiology of fetal lung fluid clearance and the effect of labor. Seminars in Perinatology 30:34–43.
  • James DK, Chiswick ML, Harkes A, Williams M, Hallworth J. 1984. Non-specificity of surfactant deficiency in neonatal respiratory disorders. British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition) 288: 1635–1638.
  • Janicki MB, Dries LM, Egan JF, Zelop CM. 2009. Determining a cutoff for fetal lung maturity with lamellar body count testing. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 22:419–422.
  • Levine EM, Ghai V, Barton JJ, Strom CM. 2001. Mode of delivery and risk of respiratory diseases in newborns. Obstetrics and Gynecology 97: 439–442.
  • Machado LU, Fiori HH, Baldisserotto M, Ramos Garcia PC, Vieira AC, Fiori RM. 2011. Surfactant deficiency in transient tachypnea of the newborn. Journal of Pediatrics 159:750–754.
  • Neerhof MG, Haney EI, Silver RK, Ashwood ER, Lee IS, Piazze JJ. 2001. Lamellar body counts compared with traditional phospholipid analysis as an assay for evaluating fetal lung maturity. Obstetrics and Gynecology 97:305–309.
  • Piazze J, Cerekja A. 2011. Lamellar bodies: platelet channel particles as predictors of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and of transient tachypnea of the newborn. Journal of Perinatal Medicine 39: 349–351.
  • Rawlings JS, Smith FR. 1984. Transient tachypnea of the newborn. An analysis of neonatal and obstetric risk factors. American Journal of Diseases of Children 138:869–871.
  • Tita AT, Landon MB, Spong CY, Lai Y, Leveno KJ, Varner MW et al. 2009. Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes. New England Journal of Medicine 360:111–120.
  • Tsuda H, Takahashi Y, Iwagaki S, Uchida Y, Kawabata I, Hayakawa M et al. 2011. Amniotic lamellar body counts can predict the occurrence of respiratory distress syndrome as well as transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). Journal of Perinatal Medicine 39:245–250.
  • Yurdakok M. 2010. Transient tachypnea of the newborn: what is new? Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 23(Suppl 3):24–26.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.