Posted October 5, 200915 yr hi all , how many times can we administer surfactant in a neonate suffering from rds ? how often does a full blown rds recovers after single admn of surfactant ?
October 5, 200915 yr Below are the canadian and american recommendations for surfactant administration. Hope that will answer your first question. Recommendations for neonatal surfactant therapy. Fetus and Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Paediatr Child Health. 2005 Feb;10(2):109-16 LINK TO DOWNLOAD LINK TO READ Surfactant-replacement therapy for respiratory distress in the preterm and term neonate. Engle WA; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn. Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):419-32. LINK TO DOWNLOAD
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