Sequential treatments of premature lambs with an artificial surfactant and natural surfactant.
Ikegami M, Jobe A, Jacobs H, Jones S. Sequential treatments of premature lambs with an artificial surfactant and natural surfactant. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1981, 68: 491-496. PMID: 6790576, PMCID: PMC370823, DOI: 10.1172/jci110280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtificial surfactantPremature lambsGestational age lambsFetal lung fluidPO2 valuesGroups of lambsPressure-volume characteristicsMinimum surface tensionPremature lungAirway samplesNatural surfactant lipidAge lambsUntreated lambsMean pO2 valuesMinimal surface tensionLung fluidSurfactant lipidsSequential treatmentTreatmentNatural surfactantLambsHgPCO2 valuesAirwayLung