Use of surfactant in neonatal intensive care units

Surfactant is currently an important therapy for newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with respiratory problems, specifically respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Surfactant was initially used in 1959, after it was recognized for maintaining lung inflation at low transpulmonary pressure...

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Main Author: M Sholeh Kosim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 2016-10-01
Series:Paediatrica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/879