(1) Department of Pediatrics, Spaarne Hospital, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Research School Oncology and Developmental Biology-grow, Maastricht University Medical Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Abstract:
Objective
This study reports our institutional experience on the outcome after prophylactic and early rescue endotracheal instillation of surfactant within 20 minutes of birth, followed by extubation and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants <32 weeks gestational age.