title: Retained surfactant catheter and pneumothorax in a premature neonate.
abstract: Surfactant catheters are used to administer exogenous surfactant as a preventive and therapeutic measure for surfactant deficiency in premature neonates. We describe the case of a retained surfactant catheter in a 700 g premature neonate with associated pneumothorax.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Ismawan
authors: Division of Anesthesiology, Sedation and Perioperative Medicine, Children's National, Washington, DC, USA.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Abdallah
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010372:Pediatrics; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants
keywords: Neonate; pneumothorax; surfactant