1990
Effect of artificial surfactant on pulmonary function in preterm and full-term lambs
Gladstone I, Ray A, Salafia C, Perez-Fontan J, Mercurio M, Jacobs H. Effect of artificial surfactant on pulmonary function in preterm and full-term lambs. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1990, 69: 465-472. PMID: 2121700, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1990.69.2.465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional residual capacityFull-term lambsMean lung volumePreterm lambsLung volumeResidual capacityTest agentsFC-100Higher minimum surface tensionsRespiratory failureLung functionPulmonary functionLung expansionAlveolar washMinimum surface tensionDynamic complianceArtificial surfactantQualitative histologyOxygenationLambsAgentsGas exchangePretermComplianceHistology
1987
Betamethasone Increases Pulmonary Compliance in Part by Surfactant-Independent Mechanisms in Preterm Rabbits
Fiascone J, Jacobs H, Moya F, Mercurio M, Lima D. Betamethasone Increases Pulmonary Compliance in Part by Surfactant-Independent Mechanisms in Preterm Rabbits. Pediatric Research 1987, 22: 730-735. PMID: 3431959, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198712000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal corticosteroidsIntratracheal surfactantPulmonary complianceDynamic complianceAlveolar surfactant contentHigher dynamic complianceAntenatal exposurePreterm rabbitsPreterm animalsSingle therapyAlveolar lavageTidal volumeCorticosteroidsFirst breathFetusesDay 25Compliance studiesVentilationRabbitsComplianceCompliance measurementsLavageGestationBetamethasoneTherapy