A Controlled Trial of Synthetic Surfactant in Infants Weighing 1250 G or More with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- 12 December 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 325 (24), 1696-1703
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199112123252404
Abstract
Surfactant-replacement therapy is now recognized as a lifesaving and safe intervention in small premature infants, but there is little evidence concerning its risks and benefits in larger premature infants.Keywords
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