Estimation of early life endogenous surfactant pool and CPAP failure in preterm neonates with RDS.

Roberto RaschettiRoberta CentorrinoEmmanuelle LetamendiaAlexandra BenachiAnne Marfaing-KokaDaniele De Luca

Published in: Respiratory research (2019)

Early postnatal lamellar body count on gastric aspirates in CPAP-treated preterm neonates with RDS is significantly influenced only by gestational age. Lamellar bodies are not associated with CPAP failure. Thus, the endogenous surfactant pool available early in life only has a moderate reliability to predict CPAP failure.

Keyphrases

gestational age
obstructive sleep apnea
low birth weight
positive airway pressure
preterm birth
early life
sleep apnea
birth weight
preterm infants
newly diagnosed