Surfactant and RDS: What's a Neonatologist to Do?

Authors: Donn SM

DOI: 10.23880/oajprs-16000130

Volume 5, Issue 1

Abstract

The creation of exogenous pulmonary surfactant has been one of, if not the most, significant breakthroughs in the field of neonatal medicine. The early clinical studies, utilizing either animal-derived surfactants or synthetic preparations, demonstrated an impressive improvement in the survival of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, a disorder whose hallmark is surfactant deficiency

Keywords: Neonatologist; Pulmonary

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