A shared protocol for porcine surfactant use in pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Andrea Wolfler (Author), Marco Piastra (Author), Angela Amigoni (Author), Pierantonio Santuz (Author), Eloisa Gitto (Author), Emanuele Rossetti (Author), Carmine Tinelli (Author), Cinzia Montani (Author), Fabio Savron (Author), Simone Pizzi (Author), Luigia D'amato (Author), Maria Cristina Mondardini (Author), Giorgio Conti (Author), Annalisa De Silvestri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pediatric ARDS still represents a difficult challenge in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). Among different treatments proposed, exogenous surfactant showed conflicting results. Aim of this multicenter retrospective observational study was to evaluate whether poractant alfa u...