Open AccessHigh-volume surfactant administration using a minimally invasive technique: Experience from a Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Soume Bhattacharya,
Brooke Read,
Evelyn McGovern,
Orlando da Silva
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxy162
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary surfactant , respiratory distress , surfactant therapy , continuous positive airway pressure , mist , anesthesia , intubation , neonatal intensive care unit , catheter , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care medicine , mechanical ventilation , surgery , gestational age , pediatrics , chemistry , pregnancy , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , physics , engineering , biology , meteorology , obstructive sleep apnea , genetics
Surfactant delivery via a thin endotracheal catheter during spontaneous breathing, a technique called minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST), is an alternative to intubation and surfactant administration. There is paucity of data regarding the administration of high-volume surfactant using this technique.