- Original Article
- Pulmonary Inflammatory Cells in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome Followed by Surfactant Treatment
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Hyeon-Soo Lee, Myung-Seo Kang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(5):644-649. Published online May 15, 1999
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Purpose : The effect of surfactant treatment on inflammatory cell populations has not been determined. I evaluated the effect of surfactant treatment on a number and distribution of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) from the preterm infants who were dependent on mechanical ventilation over the 1st week of life.
Methods : This study included 8 preterm infants with respiratory distress... |
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