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AMNIOTIC FLUID CREATININE LEVELS IN THE NORMOTENSIVE AND PRE‐ECLAMPTIC PATIENT
Author(s) -
Harrison Robert F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb11203.x
Subject(s) - creatinine , amniotic fluid , gestation , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
Summary Amniotic fluid creatinine levels were determined in 111 patients of certain maturity. A value of 2 . 0 mg. per 100 ml. indicated a pregnancy of at least 38 weeks’ gestation. There was no statistical difference between mean levels in normotensive and preeclamptic patients. There was no correlation between maternal serum and amniotic fluid creatinine levels in either group.