In a competitive market, profit-maximizing producer's total revenue is determined both by the quantity of output she chooses to produce and price at which can sell that output. Of these two variables, only in part or wholly within control, being entirely market forces. Given that, it puzzling literature studying effects providing insurance producers low- middle-income countries has ignored risk...

Purpose: To compare respiratory and clinical outcomes between the currently used strategy of Intubation, Surfactant, Extubation (InSurE) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and the alternative strategy of InSurE and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) for the initial treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm newborns ≤32 weeks. Methods: T...

Aim. To evaluate whether synchronized-NIPPV (SNIPPV) used after the INSURE procedure can reduce mechanical ventilation (MV) need in preterm infants with RDS more effectively than NCPAP and to compare the clinical course and the incidence of short-term outcomes of infants managed with SNIPPV or NCPAP. Methods. Chart data of inborn infants <32 weeks undergoing INSURE approach in the period Januar...

Background: Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is a disease affecting preterm neonates caused by insufficient pulmonary surfactant in alveoli. The reported case fatality rate 57 to 89% low- and middle-income countries. As there very scanty data regarding the studies on MIST technique India, we have generated our institution compare morbidity mortality profile babies with RDS treated InSurE ...

Purpose: The study aimed to examine whether prophylactic surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) with less invasive administration (LISA) by tracheal catheterization in a group of spontaneously breathing preterm infants would improve clinical outcomes compared SRT the INtubation-SURfactantExtubation (INSURE) method.Methods: We 20 infants, 25 29 weeks gestation or birth weight than 1,250 g, treated...

E64 CMAJ, March 1, 2016, 188(4) ©2016 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors A psychiatrist was found guilty of sexually abusing his patient and the patient was awarded $550 000 in damages, but a New Brunswick court ruled she’s not entitled to compensation from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), which provides liability coverage to physicians. Now the patient is suing the New Bru...