Optimal Ventilation and Surfactant Therapy in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Resource-Restricted Regions.

This article provides a brief overview on the status of RDS management, mainly nasal CPAP and surfactant therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants, in resource-restricted regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Data from the public health sector, as compared to the private health sector, of the Western Cape province, South Africa, are used to illustrate what RDS management strategies are able to accomplish in a resource-restricted region. Upscaling of all components (antenatal care, antenatal corticosteroids, prevention of hypothermia and RDS management strategies) are required to decrease premature infant mortality rates in resource-restricted areas. PMID: 32454492 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neonatology - May 25, 2020 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Van Wyk L, Tooke L, Dippenaar R, Rhoda N, Lloyd L, Holgate S, Alexander R, Smith J Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research