Estimation of early life endogenous surfactant pool and CPAP failure in preterm neonates with RDS

Abstract Background It is not known if the endogenous surfactant pool available early in life is associated with the RDS clinical course in preterm neonates treated with CPAP. We aim to clarify the clinical factors affecting surfactant pool in preterm neonates and study its association with CPAP fai...

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Main Authors: Roberto Raschetti, Roberta Centorrino, Emmanuelle Letamendia, Alexandra Benachi, Anne Marfaing-Koka, Daniele De Luca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1040-z