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  • Title: Expanded use of surfactant therapy in newborns.
    Author: Lacaze-Masmonteil T.
    Journal: Clin Perinatol; 2007 Mar; 34(1):179-89, ix. PubMed ID: 17394937.
    Abstract:
    Although there is no doubt that administration of exogenous surfactant to very preterm babies who have respiratory distress syndrome is safe and efficacious, surfactant inactivation or deficiency plays a role in the pathophysiology of other pulmonary disorders affecting newborn infants. Preliminary data suggest that there may be a role for surfactant administration to babies who have meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumonia, and possibly bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Further investigation is necessary but seems warranted.
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