Background: Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remain important respiratory complications of preterm births. This study aims at establishing the incidence and impact of respiratory complications and extreme low birth weight (ELBW) on the healthcare utilization of a population of preterm infants. Methods: Retrospective cohort study using administrativ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in newborn infants. METHODS From March 2012 to May 2013, 100 newborn infants were divided into two groups: RDS group (50 cases) and control group (50 cases). According to the findings of chest x-ray, there were 10 cases of grade II RDS, 15 grade III cases, and 2...

background: in recent years, various noninvasive respiratory support (nrs) of ventilation has been provided more in neonates. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of hfnc with ncpap in post-extubation of preterm infants with rds after insure method (intubation, surfactant, extubation). methods: a total of 54 preterm infants with rds (respiratory distress syndrome) were enrolled in th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of birth order on respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the outcome of twins in a large premature population managed in a modern neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS An historical cohort study design was used to analyse the neonatal outcomes of 301 premature liveborn twin sibling pairs of between 23 and 31 weeks gestation from the Australia and New Zealand ...

Background INtubate-SURfactant-Extubate (INSURE) method is one of the effective methods in treatment of infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This study was performed to predict risk factors for the failure of  INSURE method in treatment of RDS in preterm infants. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 192 infants who born between July 2011 and April 2016 at women and...

As in the adult with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, the use of lung-protective ventilation has improved outcomes for neonatal lung diseases. Animal models of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and congenital diaphragmatic hernia have provided evidence that ‘gentle ventilation’ with low tidal volumes and ‘open-lung’ strategies of using positive end-expiratory pres...