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Amount of polyhydramnios attributable to diabetes may be less than previously reported
Lisa E Moore, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
Author contributions: Moore LE is the sole author of this work.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the institutional review board at the University of New Mexico and assigned number 10-418.
Informed consent statement: This study was a retrospective chart review and was exempted from the consent requirement.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author has no conflicts of interest related to the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Lisa E Moore, MD, MS, FACOG, ARDMS, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, 4801 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905, United States. lisa.e.moore@ttuhsc.edu
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Received: June 3, 2016
Peer-review started: June 6, 2016
First decision: July 5, 2016
Revised: October 1, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: January 15, 2017
Peer-review started: June 6, 2016
First decision: July 5, 2016
Revised: October 1, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: January 15, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: A finding of polyhydramnios has been considered an indicator to test the mother for the presence of diabetes. This is based on reports in the literature of a rate of polyhydramnios due to diabetes between 15% and 25%. This study identified a rate of polyhydramnios associated with diabetes of only 8.5%. This is half of the amount previously reported. Additionally, in patients with diabetes this study found that most had mild polyhydramnios between 26-35.9 cm of fluid on a four-quadrant amniotic fluid index.