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Newborn respiratory tract diseases: surfactant therapy

 

Canada

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Recommendations for neonatal surfactant therapy [2015]

Cochrane

• Cochrane Library
  • Synthetic surfactant for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants
  • Surfactant for pulmonary haemorrhage in neonates
  • Surfactant for bacterial pneumonia in late preterm and term infants
  • Prophylactic versus selective use of surfactant in preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
  • Prophylactic protein free synthetic surfactant for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
  • Prophylactic animal derived surfactant extract for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
  • Pharyngeal instillation of surfactant before the first breath for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants at risk of respiratory distress syndrome
  • Natural surfactant extract versus synthetic surfactant for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
  • Multiple versus single dose natural surfactant extract for severe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
  • Laryngeal mask airway surfactant administration for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome
  • Early versus delayed selective surfactant treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
  • Early surfactant administration with brief ventilation vs selective surfactant and continued mechanical ventilation for preterm infants with or at risk for respiratory distress syndrome
  • Comparison of animal-derived surfactants for the prevention and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants

Low-income countries

• Journal of Perinatology
  • Efficacy and safety of surfactant replacement therapy for preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review [2016]

United States of America

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Preterm and Term Neonates With Respiratory Distress [2014]

• American Association for Respiratory Care
  • AARC Clinical Practice Guideline. Surfactant Replacement Therapy: 2013 [2013]

• American Thoracic Society
  • Mechanisms and Limits of Induced Postnatal Lung Growth [2004]

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• Guidelines
  • Newborn respiratory tract diseases