All issues > Volume 37(5); 1994

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(5):620-627. Published online May 15, 1994.

Diagnostic value and Relationship of the between Stable Microbubble rating Test and Shake Test for the Prediction of Neonatal Respiratory distress Syndrome

Seong Jin SJ Ha¹, Dong Kyun DK Ryu¹, Oh Kyung OK Lee¹, Wan Seob WS Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea

Abstract

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the newborn infants remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the newborn period despite much improvements in neonatal intensive care and artificial ventilatory techniques. Gastric fluid was obtained from 151 patients within 6 hours after delivery. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the simple shake test (133 cases) and stable microbubble rating (SMR) test (151 cases) were assessed in the diagnosis of RDS, as well as the relation between both tests and RDS. We carried out both tests of on gastric aspirates all newborn who admitted to NICU of Presbyterian medical Center from June 1991 to August 1992.

Keywords :Respiratory distress syndrome, Shake test, Stable microbubble rating test