학술논문
Partial liquid ventilation with perflubron in premature infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Sept 12, 1996, Vol. v335 Issue n11, p761, 7 p.
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ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
The administration of perflubron during artificial ventilation may be effective in the treatment of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Perflubron is liquid perfluorocarbon that is chemically inert and can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. It was given to 10 premature infants in severe respiratory distress in combination with artificial ventilation. It improved the function of their lungs and increased their blood levels of oxygen. Seven infants were eventually weaned off the ventilator and at the age of 4 months, six had developed normally with no sign of cerebral palsy.