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The present status of exogenous surfactant for the newborn
1Regional Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Grosvenor Road, BT12 6BB, Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK.
Early Human Development
|February 27, 2001
Abstract:
This year is the 20th anniversary of the first successful trial of exogenous surfactant for respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn and it is perhaps a good time to review recent advances in basic science and clinical practice as they relate to surfactant therapy.