L-arginine is the precursor of nitric oxide which plays an important role on pulmonary circulation and pulmonary vascular tone. Our aim was to compare the levels of L-arginine between infants with respiratory distress syndrome and infants without respiratory distress syndrome and to determine the relationship between plasma L-arginine concentrations and severity of disease. Thirty premature inf...

The main goal of this review is about Respiratory distress syndrome, which starts within hours delivery, really a major cause neonatal respiratory distress; it remains leading morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. following search databases were used PubMed, the Web Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, Cochrane Library. Utilizing Rayyan QCRI, studies papers screened by title abstract before be...

neonatal respiratory distress is a very common problem in our practice. the causes may be respiratory, cardiovascular, central, metabolic, haematological and surgical. the cause of distress due to transient myocardial depression is not very common in mild asphyxia. we present a case having transient myocardial depression with severe respiratory distress and features of shock in a mild asphyxiat...

OBJECTIVE: To analyze and update information about surfactant therapy replacement in newborns with lung diseases. SOURCES: Literature review, including textbooks, meta-analyses, prospective, randomized controlled trials, retrospective assessments and case studies. Literature was reviewed based on the authors clinical and scientific experience regarding surfactant replacement therapy in neonatal...

BACKGROUND Tumour necrosis factor alpha may contribute to the lung damage that occurs in the adult respiratory distress syndrome. Whether it occurs in the lungs of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome is unknown. METHODS Tumour necrosis factor alpha concentrations in the bronchopulmonary secretions of 28 ventilated preterm infants were determined by the enzyme linked immunosorbe...

C onsidering the complex series of cardiorespira-tory changes that occurs at birth, it is not surprising that the transition to extrauterine life does not always proceed smoothly. Neonatal respiratory disorders account for the majority of admissions to intensive care units and result in significant morbidity and mortality. Once the infant shows signs of respiratory distress, prompt diagnosis is...

Respiratory distress in newborn infants is common immediately after birth and is transient in most cases. However, when it persists, diagnostic procedures to determine the etiology and therapy are required to resolve the underlying problem. There are three common disorders that cause respiratory distress after birth: transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) ...