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Is management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome feasible in developing countries? Experience from Karachi (Pakistan)

✍ Scribed by Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta; Kamran Yusuf; Iqtidar A. Khan

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 46 KB
Volume: 27
Category: Article
ISSN: 8755-6863
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199905)27:5<305::aid-ppul2>3.0.co;2-q

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✦ Synopsis

There is a marked paucity of data on the prevalence, management, and outcome of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) among newborn infants born in developing countries. We reviewed the clinical profile, presentation, mode of therapy, and immediate and 12-month outcomes in 200 consecutive infants with documented RDS admitted to the Neonatal Intensive