What is the inspired oxygen fraction that better predicts the need for surfactant administration for the lungs of preterm neonates with neonatal distress syndrome?
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Completed
- Conditions
- Inspired oxygen fraction as a predictor of need for surfactant in respiratory distress syndrome of preterm neonatesPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12756197
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Naples Federico II
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 412
Inclusion Criteria
Premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) enrolled at birth and before the administration of the first surfactant dose. RDS in the preterm infant was defined as the presence of intercostal and subcostal retractions with expiratory grunting shortly after birth in the presence of typical radiographic features.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Infants who were intubated in the delivery room
2. Neonates with major congenital malformations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method