Replacement surfactant therapy.

A. Greenough

Replacement surfactant therapy.

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Abstract

The addition of replacement surfactant therapy to current neonatal intensive care techniques has brought about a significant reduction in the severity of, and mortality from, moderate-to-severe RDS in premature infants. Although exogenous surfactant is relatively easy to administer, its use should be limited to those skilled in handling critically-ill infants on ventilators. While its introduction has been a major step forward, it is not the whole answer to the vexing problem of respiratory distress syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-100
Number of pages	2
Journal	Professional Care of Mother and Child
Volume	7
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1997

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Replacement surfactant therapy.

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