title: Use of natural surfactant in an infant with aspiration syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, S. Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Crotone, Italy. m.bisceglia@tin.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bisceglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tancioni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piccirillo
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Corapi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barozzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vulcano
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants