title: Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation with or without very early surfactant therapy for the primary treatment of respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Current evidence suggests that nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) as a primary treatment for RDS reduces the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) comparing with nasal continuous airway pressure (NCPAP). We aimed to evaluate whether very early surfactant treatment decreases the need for MV when used in premature infants treated with early NIPPV soon after birth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The inclusion criteria of this prospective cohort study were a gestational age of 24-31(6/7) weeks and supplemental oxygen with the evidence of labored breathing within 60 min. Infants were stabilized on NCPAP and then continued with NIPPV, following early surfactant treatment, or were only put on NIPPV. Thirty infants in the NIPPV group and 29 infants in the NIPPV + SURFACTANT group met the inclusion criteria. Primary end-point was the need of MV in the first 72 h of life according to the predefined criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The failure rate was significantly lower in the NIPPV + SURFACTANT group compared with the NIPPV group (37.9% and 66.7% respectively, p < 0.05). All other results, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia and death, were similar between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NIPPV failure was significantly lower when combined with surfactant treatment, which indicates the critical role of early surfactant treatment in reducing the need for invasive ventilation.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuray
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tüzün
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Haydar
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem Koyuncu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Burçin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: İşcan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dilek
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumral
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D010743:Phospholipids; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; C068291:poractant alfa
keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; NIPPV; preterm; respiratory distress syndrome; surfactant