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Early versus delayed selective surfactant treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
9 Nov 2012
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BACKGROUND: Clinical trials have confirmed that surfactant therapy is effective in improving the immediate need for respiratory support and the clinical outcome of premature newborns. Trials have studied a wide variety of surfactant preparations used either to prevent (prophylactic or delivery room administration) or treat (selective or rescue administration) respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Using either...
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