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Ferning in amniotic fluid: Is it a useful indicator of ruptured membranes?

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dc.contributor.authorGaddey, Heidieng
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Justineng
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Ritaeng
dc.date.issued2011eng
dc.description.abstractThe presence of arborized crystals (ferning) in amniotic fluid is both sensitive (74%-100%) and specific (77%-100%) for diagnosing rupture of membranes in laboring women who report loss of fluid (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple prospective cohort studies). However, it is much less sensitive and specific for women with fluid loss who aren't in labor (SOR: B, 1 prospective cohort study). Gross contamination of amniotic fluid with blood or antiseptic solutions may decrease the diagnostic accuracy of ferning, whereas contamination with meconium doesn't (SOR: C, bench research).eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/12451eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherFamily Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionClinical Inquiries, 2011 (MU)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of family practice, 60, no. 12 (December 2011): 769+.eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.eng
dc.subject.lcshChildbirtheng
dc.subject.lcshAmniotic liquideng
dc.subject.lcshAmniocentesiseng
dc.titleFerning in amniotic fluid: Is it a useful indicator of ruptured membranes?eng
dc.typeArticleeng


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