Introduction Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a developmental lung disease of preterm infants primarily caused by inadequate production of surfactant. Infants with RDS have difficulty maintaining adequate functional residual capacity (FRC), leading to alveolar atelectasis, hypoventilation, and ventilation-perfusion mismatch. Affected…
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Most neonates requiring intensive care present with respiratory symptoms. Although standard techniques for assessing pulmonary function can be applied in a healthy infant, special limitations and problems are encountered in very small or sick neonates. Methods have been developed to…
The science and practice of modern neonatology evolved as a medical specialty in the United States and the Western world over the last 70 years. Neonatology as a specialty in developing countries is still evolving. The increased attention to improving…