Open Access Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences (OAJPRS)

ISSN: 2642-1143

Commentary

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

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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