RT Book, Section
A1 Taheripour, Mohebat
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135742524
T1 Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135742524
RD 2024/04/24
AB Neonatal  respiratory  distress  syndrome  (RDS)  is  a  problem  most  often  seen  in  preterm  infants  due  to  a  developmental  deficiency  in  pulmonary  surfactant.  However,  infants  of  mothers  with  gestational  diabetes  may  develop  RDS  even  born  near  term.  Surfactant  production  by  type  2  alveolar  pneumocytes  occurs  predominantly  after  32  weeks  of  gestation.  If  surfactant  is  inadequate,  hyaline  membranes  form  in  the  distal  bronchioles  and  alveoli,  leading  to  respiratory  insufficiency.  The  severity  of  RDS  depends  upon  with  the  degree  of  pulmonary  immaturity  of  the  lungs  and  may  be  worsened  by  concomitant  factors  such  as  infection  or  oligohydramnios.