neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

As an intratracheal suspension, it can be used for the prevention and treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

For example, total liquid ventilation could be used for newborns with severe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in which conventional treatment has failed.

An increased incidence of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) has been observed in infants of diabetic mothers [ 1 ] .

'Infant respiratory distress syndrome' ('IRDS'), also called 'neonatal respiratory distress syndrome' or 'respiratory distress syndrome of newborn', previously called 'hyaline membrane disease', is a syndrome caused in premature birth infants by developmental insufficiency of Pulmonary surfactant production and structural immaturity in the lungs.