Outcomes following intra-amniotic instillation with indigo carmine to diagnose prelabor rupture of membranes in singleton pregnancies: a single center experience
Recommended Citation
Adekola H, Gill N, Sakr S, Hobson D, Bryant D, Abramowicz JS, and Soto E. Outcomes following intra-amniotic instillation with indigo carmine to diagnose prelabor rupture of membranes in singleton pregnancies: a single center experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2016; 29(4):544-549.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical outcomes of women with singleton pregnancies that underwent intra-amniotic dye instillation (amniodye test) following equivocal diagnosis of prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM).
METHOD: Records of 34 pregnant women who underwent amniodye test for equivocal PROM were reviewed. Comparisons of characteristics, amniotic fluid (AF) cultures, AF interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations, and placenta pathology results between women who tested positive and those who tested negative were performed. A sub-analysis of women who were amniodye test-negative was also performed.
RESULTS: (1) Commonest indication for amniodye test was a typical history of PROM with positive conventional tests and persistently normal AF volume, (2) amniodye test-positive women had a shorter procedure-to-delivery interval (p = 0.008), and a greater proportion of histologic acute chorioamnionitis (p = 0.04) and funisitis (p = 0.01) than amniodye-negative women, and (3) in addition to similarities to women with amniodye-positive test, amniodye test-negative women who delivered <34 >weeks, had a greater proportion of women with risk for preterm birth (p = 0.04), than their counterparts who delivered between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks.
CONCLUSION: Equivocal diagnosis of PPROM should warrant an amniodye test to avoid iatrogenic intervention in women with intact amniotic membranes. AF analysis should be performed in amniodye test-negative women.
Medical Subject Headings
Adult; Amnion; Amniotic Fluid; Chorioamnionitis; Coloring Agents; Female; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture; Gestational Age; Humans; Indigo Carmine; Injections; Interleukin-6; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Premature Birth; Retrospective Studies; Ureaplasma Infections; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Young Adult
PubMed ID
25714481
Volume
29
Issue
4
First Page
544
Last Page
549
