title: Successful treatment of ARDS with two doses of synthetic surfactant.
abstract: A 50-year-old man with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was successfully treated with synthetic surfactant. The therapy rapidly improved the respiratory function; it also increased the release of endogenous surfactant. Synthetic surfactant may thus be of value in the treatment of ARDS.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heikinheimo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hynynen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautiainen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kukkonen
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C047049:dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, hexadecanol, tyloxapol drug combination