| Popis: |
After scrutiny of the relevant records for a three-year period, it was concluded that 15 out of 244 stillborn babies would have survived if the maternal œstriol excretion had been known. The requisite daily assays by a simple and rapid method (1100 per annum) would have cost £800 per annum, or £160 per baby saved. Since larger numbers could be handled with the same resources in a central service, the cost could be reduced to £50 per baby saved. It was concluded that even when the resources for chemical pathology are limited a service for the determination of œstriol of the type described should have high priority. |
