Moderate-to-Severe Polyhydramnios: Cutoffs for Deepest Vertical Pocket Corresponding to Amniotic Fluid Index.

Emma J Qureshey Matthew J BicoccaSuneet P ChauhanCarol NowlenEleazar E SotoBaha M SibaiIrene Stafford

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2022)

Using 8.0 cm rather than 12.0 cm increased the detection of moderate-severe polyhydramnios to 100% with a false positive rate under 5%. For those utilizing DVP for amniotic fluid evaluation, identification of a DVP ≥ 8.0 cm should prompt further evaluation with complete AFI.

Keyphrases

early onset
umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
loop mediated isothermal amplification
bioinformatics analysis
sensitive detection