Open AccessPulmonary Hemorrhage (PH) in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants: Successful Treatment with Surfactant
Author(s) -
Pradeep Suryawanshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/8596.5691
Subject(s) - pulmonary surfactant , medicine , low birth weight , hypoxemia , pulmonary hemorrhage , oxygenation , anesthesia , surfactant therapy , pediatrics , lung , gestational age , chemistry , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics , biology
We report a case of an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) in which we have given surfactant after an acute episode of bleeding with severe intractable hypoxemia. Surfactant replacement therapy showed improvement in Mean Airway Pressure (MAP) and oxygenation indices. Our case suggests that surfactant replacement therapy is useful in PH.