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“ Prenatal DEX improved the surface activity of surfactant isolated from airway specimens and tended to increase the ratio of surfactant protein A to phosphatidylcholine among recipients of exogenous surfactant.”
“In prenatally diagnosed infants with immediate distress, there was a trend toward worse survival rates among those receiving surfactant at 1 hour (52 patients) versus those that did not (93 patients; odds ratio, 1.93, 95% CI: 0.96 to 3.9; P <.07).”
“Measurements of surfactant lipid‐protein complex appear to enhance the reliability for identifying prenatally , infants at risk of developing hyaline membrane disease.”