Oliveros Ceballos A, Ahued Ahued J R, Violante Díaz M, de la Jara Díaz J
Ginecol Obstet Mex. 1989 Jul;57:169-74.
A prospective, experimental and comparative study, was carried out at the Labor Service and Perinatology Service at Gyn-Ob Division, Regional Hospital "20 de Novembre" ISSSTE, Mexico City, during the period from September 1st, 1987 to September 1st., 1988. The objective was to demonstrate usefulness of the Flame Test in the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes (PRM). A total of 116 samples from patients randomly selected, in four groups (3 controls and one problem group), were studied. The test was used in comparison with crystallography. Age, gesta, parity, abortion and cesarean section, and birth's via, as well as the antecedent of use of anticonceptives, were studied. Twenty six samples in Group I, 10 in Group II, 40 in Group III and 40 in Group IV, were obtained. The statistical method of X,2 was used, and a statistically significant difference (p.05), was obtained, with a sensitivity of 97.8%, and specificity of 100%, a predictive value of 100%, and security of 98% for the test. It's concluded that the Flame test is useful in the diagnosis of PRM, with a low cost, a high sensitivity, and a similar specificity to the reported one by others.
1987年9月1日至1988年9月1日期间，在墨西哥城ISSSTE“11月20日”地区医院妇产科的劳务与围产医学科开展了一项前瞻性、实验性和对比性研究。目的是证明火焰试验在胎膜早破（PRM）诊断中的有效性。共对随机选取的四组患者（3个对照组和1个问题组）的116份样本进行了研究。该试验与晶体学进行了对比。研究了年龄、孕周、产次、流产史、剖宫产史、分娩方式以及避孕药具使用史。第一组获取了26份样本，第二组10份，第三组40份，第四组40份。采用X²统计方法，得出具有统计学意义的差异（p.05），该试验的敏感性为97.8%，特异性为100%，预测值为100%，安全性为98%。得出结论：火焰试验在胎膜早破诊断中有用，成本低，敏感性高，特异性与其他报告相似。
