Porcine surfactant (Curosurf) for acute respiratory failure after near-drowning in 12 year old.
This case report describes rapid and persistent improvement after one single dose of porcine surfactant (Curosurf) 0.5 ml/kg(-1) (40 mg/kg) intratracheally for adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with severe oxygenation failure 8 h after freshwater near-drowning in a 12-year-old girl.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. henning.onarheim@helse-bergen.no
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D001688:Biological Products / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors
D001688:Biological Products; D010743:Phospholipids; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C068291:poractant alfa; D010100:Oxygen