CHICAGO -- Use of endotracheal poractant alfa (Curosurf) did not shorten the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation for infants with bronchiolitis, a randomized phase II trial indicated. The ...

Newborns who lack natural surfactants develop respiratory distress syndrome. Surfactants are materials that reduce liquid surface tension, enabling carbon dioxide and oxygen to easily exchange as ...

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials involving 2428 premature infants, comparing intratracheal budesonide plus pulmonary surfactant with pulmonary surfactant alone.

This cost-consequence analysis suggests selective early rescue surfactant administration strategies are associated with a lower healthcare burden in premature infants with RDS. CARY, N.C., Nov. 29, ...

Computerised chest radiograph analysis revealed that the surfactant treatment led to better aeration in the right lung than in the left lung among infants born extremely preterm with respiratory ...