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Successful treatment of ARDS with two doses of synthetic surfactant
M Heikinheimo1, M Hynynen, P Rautiainen
1Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Chest
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 50-year-old man with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was successfully treated with synthetic surfactant. The therapy rapidly improved the respiratory function; it also increased the release of endogenous surfactant. Synthetic surfactant may thus be of value in the treatment of ARDS.