Practical considerations when administering surfactants to preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Early SRT (within the first 2 hours after birth) showed more effective results compared to delayed selective surfactant administration [7]. [...]far, early rescue SRT has remained the fundamental treatment policy [8]. Based on the research results, prophylactic SRT was approved in Korea by the Natio...

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Published inClinical and experimental pediatrics Vol. 62; no. 12; pp. 440 - 441
Main Author Jo, Heui Seung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Clinical and Experimental Pediatics / Korean Pediatric Society 01.12.2019
Korean Pediatric Society
대한소아청소년과학회
Subjects
Birth weight
Catheters
Intubation
Newborn babies
Pediatrics
Premature babies
Respiratory distress syndrome
Surfactants
Ventilators
소아과학
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Summary:Early SRT (within the first 2 hours after birth) showed more effective results compared to delayed selective surfactant administration [7]. [...]far, early rescue SRT has remained the fundamental treatment policy [8]. Based on the research results, prophylactic SRT was approved in Korea by the National Health Insurance in 2011 for use in only preterm infants born at [less than]30 weeks of gestation or with a birth weight of ≤1,250 g. According to the 2017 Korean Neonatal Network Annual Report, 76.0% out of 2,140 very low birth weight infants were administrated surfactant [9]. [...]we should first decide whether SRT is necessary, and then consider the optimal timing and method of surfactant administration when preterm infants are born; each step should be individualized to each patient’s condition.
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ISSN:1738-1061
2092-7258
2713-4148
DOI:10.3345/kjp.2019.00374