Use of natural surfactant in an infant with aspiration syndrome.
The remarkable effectiveness of surfactant in neonatology suggested its use also in adults as well as in children on the basis of the pulmonary pathophysiology. We describe a case of an 18 month-old child affected by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to asphyxy by gastric juice inhalation, successfully treated with porcine surfactant (Curosurf) associated with ventilatory therapy.
Bisceglia
M
M
Department of Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, S. Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Crotone, Italy. m.bisceglia@tin.it
Verre
M
M
Tancioni
F
F
Piccirillo
M
M
Corapi
U P
UP
Barozzi
E
E
Vulcano
S
S
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants