Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention
Surfactant therapy via brief tracheal catheterization in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:
In non‐intubated preterm infants with, or at risk of, RDS to compare surfactant administration via brief tracheal catheterization with:
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continuation of non‐invasive respiratory support (CPAP) or high flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) without surfactant administration;
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intubation and surfactant administration through an ETT with or without intent to remove the ETT immediately after the procedure;
Additionally:
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to compare different methods of surfactant administration via brief tracheal catheterization with each other.
