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Early Caffeine Plus Less Invasive Surfactant Administration Fails to Benefit in Death or NDI in Preterm Infants on CPAP: JAMA

USA: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial of preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has found ...
Nature

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Surfactant Therapy

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. This condition stems primarily from an insufficiency in pulmonary surfactant, a ...
News Medical

Study recommends LISA ventilation strategy to prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants

Researchers from McMaster University have evaluated and determined the best ventilation strategy to prevent chronic lung disease, one of the most significant complications in preterm infants. The ...
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No benefit to surfactant in invasive mechanical ventilation for infant bronchiolitis

CHICAGO -- Use of endotracheal poractant alfa (Curosurf) did not shorten the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation for infants with bronchiolitis, a randomized phase II trial indicated. The ...