Synthetic surfactant: primary data

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 89; pp. S111 - S112
• Main Author: Curstedt, Tore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Advanced Basic Science; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Abstract Treatment of premature newborn rabbits with synthetic surfactants containing both an SP-B and an SP-C analogue in a simple phospholipid mixture has similar tidal volumes as those treated with animal-derived surfactant preparations and will also to some extent prevent the alveoli to collapse...