The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Nov 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialA multicenter randomized trial comparing two surfactants for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network.
To compare the efficacy of two surfactants, Exosurf Neonatal (Burroughs Wellcome Co.) and Survanta (Ross Laboratories), for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. ⋯ We found no difference between treatment groups in the incidence of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, although we did observe a difference in the initial response to treatment as measured by FIO2 and MAP.