Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) occurs predominantly in premature infants and is a direct consequence of surfactant deficiency. The incidence of RDS is inversely related to gestational age and the weight of the newborn. There are a multitude of risk factors for RDS which increase the incidence...
We had observed that of preterm neonates born to mothers with intra-amniotic inflammation/infection only a fraction had proven neonatal sepsis; yet, many of these neonates had morbidity which could be attributed at least in part to a systemic inflammatory process, but not necessarily to sepsis. ...
infant who has RDS, prophylactic high-frequency oscillatory ventilation only results in a modest reduction in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and patient-triggered ventilation (assist/control or synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation) reduces the duration of ventilation if started in the recovery phase. ...