Research Article

Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes

Volume: 14 Number: 3 May 29, 2020
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Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes

Abstract

Objective: Surfactant therapy (ST) has significantly reduced mortality and respiratory morbidities among preterm

infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). However, majority of late preterm and term infants with respiratory

distress also suffer from non-RDS lung diseases. In some of these diseases, secondary surfactant deficiency may

develop and ST can be beneficial. In this study we evaluated the indications and early outcomes of ST in late preterm

and term infants.

Material and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the medical records of 135 late preterm and term infants who

underwent ST between January 2009 and December 2012. The clinical characteristics of the patients, their diagnoses,

number of surfactant application and time of administration, FiO2 requirements before and after ST (1st and 6th

hours),duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality rate were evaluated.

Results: Among135 late preterm and term patients treated with ST, 78 (57.8%) were given ST due to lung disease other

than RDS and had longer mechanical ventilator duration. In addition, ≥ 2 doses of surfactant requirement, pulmonary

hypertension and mortality rate were found to be higher in these infants. Among patients with RDS, as expected, FiO2

requirement was found to decrease in the 1st and 6th hours after ST (0.60 to 0.50 & 0.37 and p <0.001). Sixteen

percent of newborns with congenital pneumonia required repeated surfactant doses. The FiO2 requirement after ST

was decreased in 42 patients with congenital pneumonia (0.67 to 0.65 & 0.48 and p <0.001). Sixteen patients with

severe meconium aspiration syndrome (median FiO2; 0.98) and 25 patients supporting with high frequency oscillatory

ventilation (HFOV) support did not benefit from ST (p = 0.71 and p = 0.964).

Conclusion: We observed that ST reduced oxygen requirement in the late preterm and term infants with RDS and

congenital pneumonia. However, we found that ST was not beneficial in the infants who applied HFOV due to severe

respiratory insufficiency. We think that prospective studies involving a larger number of patients are needed to determine

treatment options in these patient groups.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 29, 2020

Submission Date

August 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 8, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Gökçe, İ. K. (2020). Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 14(3), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.571497
AMA
1.Gökçe İK. Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14(3):200-206. doi:10.12956/tchd.571497
Chicago
Gökçe, İsmail Kürşad. 2020. “Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 (3): 200-206. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.571497.
EndNote
Gökçe İK (May 1, 2020) Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 3 200–206.
IEEE
[1]İ. K. Gökçe, “Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 200–206, May 2020, doi: 10.12956/tchd.571497.
ISNAD
Gökçe, İsmail Kürşad. “Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14/3 (May 1, 2020): 200-206. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.571497.
JAMA
1.Gökçe İK. Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14:200–206.
MLA
Gökçe, İsmail Kürşad. “Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 3, May 2020, pp. 200-6, doi:10.12956/tchd.571497.
Vancouver
1.İsmail Kürşad Gökçe. Surfactant Treatment in Late Preterm and Term Newborns; Indications and Outcomes. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020 May 1;14(3):200-6. doi:10.12956/tchd.571497


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