The Probability of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Function of Gestational Age and Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio
St. Clair C, Norwitz E, Woensdregt K, Cackovic M, Shaw J, Malkus H, Ehrenkranz R, Illuzzi J. The Probability of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Function of Gestational Age and Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio. American Journal Of Perinatology 2008, 25: 473-480. PMID: 18773379, PMCID: PMC3095020, DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmniotic FluidGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornLecithinsLogistic ModelsRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRisk AssessmentSphingomyelinsConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeNeonatal respiratory distress syndromeProbability of RDSGestational ageLecithin/sphingomyelin ratioDistress syndromePrevalence of RDSSphingomyelin ratioYale-New Haven HospitalMother-neonate pairsWeeks of gestationMultivariate logistic regressionHours of amniocentesisTiming of deliveryFetal lung maturityNonanomalous infantsIndependent predictorsConsecutive womenLung maturityClinical decisionLogistic regressionRatio cutoffWeeksAgeSyndrome