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Bedside prediction of neonatal pulmonary maturity by single step gastric aspirate shake test

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Single step gastric aspirate shake test was carried out on 400 newborns (300 term and 100 preterm)to evaluate its reliability in the prediction of hyaline membrane disease (HMD). Eighty five percent of preterm neonates with a negative shake test developed HMD. This was statistically significant (p<0.001). Two preterm babies with a positive shake test and one with an intermediate result developed hyaline membrane disease. Amongst term neonates in 6 cases the test was false negative. The reasons for the test being negative in these sixcases have been discussed. None of the term infants with a positive or intermediate shake test developed hyaline membrane disease.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore

    P. Parekh M.D., S. Thakur M.D. & S. D. Singh M.D.

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Parekh, P., Thakur, S. & Singh, S.D. Bedside prediction of neonatal pulmonary maturity by single step gastric aspirate shake test. Indian J Pediatr 50, 391–393 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753379

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