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The tap test: A simple and inexpensive method for the diagnosis of fetal pulmonary maturity
Author(s) -
Kassanos D.,
Botsis D.,
Gregoriou O.,
Bezantakos Ch.,
Kontogeorgi Z.,
Zourlas P.A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(93)90695-s
Subject(s) - medicine , amniotic fluid , tap water , fetus , gestation , maturity (psychological) , lung , pregnancy , biology , developmental psychology , psychology , genetics , environmental engineering , engineering
OBJECTIVE: To report our experience in the prediction of fetal lung maturity with the tap test. METHOD: Amniotic fluid was obtained from 207 pregnant women from 17–40 weeks' gestation and the tap test compared with the phospholipid profile. RESULTS: The predictive values for a mature tap test were 100%, 99.9% and 98.2% and for immature tap test were 45.8%, 50% and 56.4% at 2.5 and 10 min, respectively. CONCLUSION: The tap test is a reliable, rapid, easy, inexpensive and accurate method for detection of fetal lung maturity.