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Neonatal management of the very low birth weight infant: the use of surfactant

Martin GI, Sindel BD

Clinics in perinatology, 1992

Abstract

The use of surfactant in the low birth weight infant with respiratory distress syndrome has undergone multicenter randomized clinical trials. This article addresses the properties of surfactant, the clinical aspects of surfactant replacement therapy and the implications for future research.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design.

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