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Persurf, a New Method to Improve Surfactant Delivery: A Study in Surfactant Depleted Rats
PURPOSE: Exogenous surfactant is not very effective in adults with ARDS, since surfactant does not reach atelectatic alveoli. Perfluorocarbons (PFC) can recruit atelectatic areas but do not replace impaired endogenous surfactant. A surfactant-PFC-mixture could combine benefits of both therapies. The...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23082229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047923 |