Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Diagnosis of pneumothorax not improved by additional roentgen pictures of the thorax in the expiration phase].
To evaluate whether an expiratory chest roentgenogram adds anything to the results obtained by a standard inspiratory chest roentgenogram in patients with a pneumothorax. ⋯ Expiratory chest roentgenograms are not indicated as a routine investigation for patients in whom pneumothorax is suspected.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Oct 1992
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial[Prevention and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants using intratracheally administered surfactants].
To study the effects of administration of surfactant immediately after birth (prophylactic) or after 6 hr (therapeutic) to 81 Dutch preterm infants from a multicentre trial. ⋯ Surfactant, given either prophylactically or therapeutically, results in clinical improvement of children with biochemically immature lungs. A prophylactic treatment, moreover, results in reduced incidence and severity of RDS, in a significant shortening of the time spent on the respirator and in reduced need of extra oxygen compared with therapeutic treatment. We recommend to give surfactant prophylactically or at the first signs of RDS.