A multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial of a new porcine surfactant in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of a new porcine-derived pulmonary surfactant developed by Instituto Butantan with those of animal-derived surfactants commercially available in Brazil, regarding neonatal mortality and the major complications of prematurity in preterm newborns with birth...

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Main Authors: Celso Moura Rebello, Alexander Roberto Precioso, Renata Suman Mascaretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000400397&lng=en&tlng=en