Can Vaginal Washing Fluid Urea, Creatinine and Qualitative β-hCG Diagnose Suspected Premature Rupture of Membranes?
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51524#.VG2v02fHRK0 Author(s) Omneya M. Osman 1 , Mohamed Elghazaly 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT Several markers have been studied to diagnose PROM but there is still limitation with a gold standard test for the diagnosis [1] . Objective: To evaluate and compare the accuracy of urea, creatinine and hCG in vaginal fluid washing for diagnosis of PROM and to determine cut off levels. Type of the study: Prospective study performed on pregnant women in their third trimester who are coming to Kasr El Ainy maternity outpatient clini...