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Surfactant lavage for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-requiring meconium aspiration syndrome —a cheap alternative

Authors: Thierry Lejeune, Riccardo E. Pfister

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2005

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A full-term newborn girl presenting with typical very severe meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) fulfilling the criteria for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was successfully treated by surfactant lavage. We wish to draw attention to this alternative treatment option. …

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Title: Surfactant lavage for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-requiring meconium aspiration syndrome —a cheap alternative
Authors: Thierry Lejeune
Riccardo E. Pfister
Publication date: 01-05-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1624-0

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