News on neonatal respiratory research

Abstract

We aimed to assess some of the most recent advances in the pulmonary neonatal medicine. For this purpose we reported on the role of the sustained lung inflation (SLI) procedure in the delivery room, the development of new exogenous surfactant preparations, the effectiveness of nasal high frequency ventilation (nHFV), and the treatment of patent ductusarteriosus (PDA) with paracetamol. Moreover, we discussed the possible future role of nanomedicine and stem cells in the treatment of BPD. Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Neonatology · Cagliari (Italy) · October 23rd-26th, 2013 · Learned lessons, changing practice and cutting-edge research

Keywords

• sustained lung inflation
• surfactant
• nhfv
• paracetamol
• infant
• bpd