Surfactant and pulmonary blood flow distributions following treatment of premature lambs with natural surfactant.
Jobe A, Ikegami M, Jacobs H, Jones S. Surfactant and pulmonary blood flow distributions following treatment of premature lambs with natural surfactant. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1984, 73: 848-856. PMID: 6546766, PMCID: PMC425089, DOI: 10.1172/jci111280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPieces of lungBlood flow distributionPulmonary blood flow distributionLungs of lambsMechanical ventilationRight ductal shuntPulmonary blood flowConstant distending pressurePeriod of ventilationGroups of lambsDuctal shuntPremature lambsAtelectatic areasSurfactant instillationVentricular outputTracheal instillationDistending pressureBlood flowLungLung piecesVentilationInstillationBirthLambsNatural surfactant