Aerosol delivery of synthetic lung surfactant
Background. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is a widely accepted technique of non-invasive respiratory support in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome due to lack of lung surfactant. If this approach fails, the next step is often intubation, mechanical ventilation (...
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PeerJ Inc.
2014-05-01
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