Idiopathic Respiratory Distress Syndrome

The Improving Outlook for the Small Prematurely Born Infant

“…Respiratory infections continue to play an important r61e in the morbidity of the first year of life, and this high susceptibility to infection has not been explained. The suggestion that hyaline membrane disease predisposes the lung to later infection (Outerbridge et al 1972) has not been substantiated by our results in this group of extremely immature infants.…”

Pulmonary Mechanics, Chest X‐ray and Lung Disease After Mechanical Ventilation in Low Birth Weight Infants

“…Overdistention was not correlated to duration of IPPV, lung functions or lung diseases. It has previously been reported in HMD survivors not treated with IPPV (26). We lack radiographic reference material for healthy 6-12 months old highly preterm infants without neonatal respiratory insufficiency.…”