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Correlation between Changes of Intrapulmonary Right to Left Shunt and Improvements in Oxygenation after Exogenous Surfactant Administration in Preterm Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sei Woo Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1373-1380.   Published online October 15, 1999
Purpose : This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in intrapulmonary right to left shunt(QSP/QT) and improvements in oxygenation during the 2-hr study period after Surfactant-TA(S-TA) administration. Methods : Umbilical arterial blood gases and corresponding respiratory indexes of 27 preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome were studied. The neonates were separated into group A(n=20) and group B(n=7) according...
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