2016
A Novel Rapid Bedside Test for Rupture of Membranes [25I]
Mor A, Tal R, Irani M, Sabharwal A, Kalgi B, Minkoff H. A Novel Rapid Bedside Test for Rupture of Membranes [25I]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 127: 79s-80s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000483729.29770.4b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRupture of membranesNormal vaginal dischargeAmniotic fluid leakageBedside testAlpha-fetoproteinPregnant womenVaginal dischargeFluid leakageUrine pregnancy testProspective cohort studyReliable bedside testQualitative immunoassayRapid bedside testNegative resultsIntact membranesVaginal bleedingCohort studyInfertility clinicPregnancy testStudy groupUrine specimensHome testWomenPositive resultsImmunoassay
2015
Carcinoembryonic antigen as a biomarker for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid
Mor A, Tal R, Irani M, McCalla S, Haberman S, Garg D, Wajntraub B. Carcinoembryonic antigen as a biomarker for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid. International Journal Of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2015, 132: 329-331. PMID: 26674317, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeconium-stained amniotic fluidClear amniotic fluidAmniotic fluidCEA concentrationHigh CEA concentrationsMean CEA concentrationsTerm singleton pregnanciesProspective cohort studyRupture of membranesClear medical indicationCarcinoembryonic antigen concentrationCharacteristic curve analysisAmniotic fluid statusCEA cutoffSingleton pregnanciesCohort studyArtificial ruptureBedside testFluid statusNormal rangeMedical indicationsCarcinoembryonic antigenAntigen concentrationCurve analysisOnly women