Sep 7, 2020 · Treatment of NRDS with rescue surfactant and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), when compared to mechanical ventilation, results in reduced development of pulmonary …

Mar 4, 2009 · Introduction Exogenous surfactant has been explored as a potential therapy for acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In the present study, a nebuliser driven …

Mar 7, 2005 · Conclusions (1) Pulmonary surfactant dysfunction was observed in the early phase ALI. (2) Direct lung injury was associated with higher impairment of surfactant function than indirect lung …

Dec 23, 2003 · Effects of β 2 -agonists on surfactant Surfactant, a mixture of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine and other lipids and proteins, is produced by type II alveolar epithelial cells. …

Sep 18, 2007 · Although either mechanism could be responsible for the results in this paper, the literature supports the concept of a large tidal volume-induced deactivation of pulmonary surfactant …

Aug 9, 1999 · Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) remains a major cause of respiratorymorbidity and mortality in newborn infants. This is due in part toobstruction of the airways and inactivation of …

Mar 22, 2007 · Nebulization of pulmonary surfactant for treatment of ARDS represents a desirable therapeutic approach but was hitherto impossible under clinical conditions due to the technical …

Mar 1, 2002 · In group 2, intra-aoveolar pulmonary surfactants showed by electromicroscopy were increased, whereas in group 1 were decreased. The swollen endoplasmic reticulum in type II …

Nov 29, 2002 · Critical Care 2003 7 (Suppl 1):5 Meeting abstract Published on: 18 February 2003 Full Text PDF Cardiopulmonary bypass and pulmonary surfactant: influence on composition and …

Mar 15, 1999 · Lavage procedures with either surfactant alone or fluorocarbons have been published as case reports [18, 19]. Two cases of successful saline lavage followed by surfactant administration …