Multicenter study of surfactant (beractant) use in the treatment of term infants with severe respiratory failure

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 132; no. 1; pp. 40 - 47
• Main Authors: Lotze, Andrea, Mitchell, Brian R., Bulas, Dorothy I., Zola, Elizabeth M., Shalwitz, Robert A., Gunkel, J.Harry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death; Intensive care medicine; Medical sciences; ECMO; OI; PPHN; MAS; Fi o 2; Human; Newborn; Respiratory failure; Pulmonary surfactant; Respiratory disease; Beractant; Term pregnancy; Treatment efficiency

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether surfactant (beractant) administration to term newborns in respiratory failure and at risk for requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment would significantly reduce the incidence of severe complications through 28 days...