Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Early Surfactant Therapy for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Newborns of Less Than 30 Weeks' Gestation

Verder, Henrik; Albertsen, Per; Ebbesen, Finn; Greisen, Gorm; Robertson, Bengt; Bertelsen, Aksel; Agertoft, Lone; Djernes, Birgitte; Nathan, E.; Reinholdt, J

doi:10.1542/peds.103.2.e24

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Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Early Surfactant Therapy for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Newborns of Less Than 30 Weeks' Gestation

Published in PEDIATRICS • Feb 1, 1999

Authors:

Henrik Verder

Per Albertsen

Finn Ebbesen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether early versus late treatment with porcine surfactant (Curosurf) reduces the requirement of mechanical ventilation in very preterm infants primarily supported by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nasal CPAP). DESIGN: Multicenter randomized, controlled trial. PA...

Subject

Medicine

Continuous positive airway pressure

Mechanical ventilation

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