The interrelationship of recruitment maneuver at birth, antenatal steroids, and exogenous surfactant on compliance and oxygenation in preterm lambs

Background: To describe the interrelationship between antenatal steroids, exogenous surfactant, and two approaches to lung recruitment at birth on oxygenation and respiratory system compliance (C dyn ) in preterm lambs. Methods: Lambs ( n = 63; gestational age 127 ± 1 d) received either surfactant a...

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