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Lung lavage with a saline volume similar to functional residual capacity followed by surfactant administration in newborns with severe meconium aspiration syndrome

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  1. Division of Neonatology, 1st Department of Pediatrics, University of Milan, Via Commenda 12, I-20122, Milan, Italy

    F. Mosca, M. Colnaghi & F. Castoldi

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Mosca, F., Colnaghi, M. & Castoldi, F. Lung lavage with a saline volume similar to functional residual capacity followed by surfactant administration in newborns with severe meconium aspiration syndrome. Intensive Care Med 22, 1412–1413 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709561

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