Prophylactic versus Early Rescue Surfactant Treatment in Preterm Infants Born at Less than 30 Weeks Gestation or with Birth Weight Less than or Equal 1,250 Grams.

In conclusion, the benefit of prophylactic surfactant therapy in infants treated under current practices is no longer clear compared to early selective surfactant therapy.
PMID: 28665065 [PubMed - in process]

Source: J Korean Med Sci - July 1, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chun J, Sung SI, Ho YH, Kim J, Park GY, Yoon SA, Ahn SY, Chang YS, Park WS Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research