Surfactant Replacement
Therapy in Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
When, What, and Why?
Friday, March 18th, 2005: 1030
- 1120
Timothy Stevens, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Rochester
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
Rochester, NY |
Objectives:
- Compare and contrast prophylactic, early
treatment and later rescue surfactant replacement therapy in the treatment
of patients with RDS
- Describe how surfactant replacement therapy has
improved outcomes of neonates with RDS
- Define differences between commercially
available surfactant products
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