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Cause of Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Reply

Cause of Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Reply This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Reply Sir.—I am most grateful to Dr. Pender for his comments on my letter to the editor. He has added another point or two regarding the benefit of compression of the infant chest after the head is delivered and just before delivery is complete.Neither of us would challenge the prevailing concept of the importance of surfactant in the expansion of the lung of the newborn, but the value of the "wringer action" in clearing the airway and, as Dr. Pender suggests, in removing other material present in the birth canal has been little regarded.Birth is an intricate process, and the immediate institution and adequacy of respiration may involve a number of factors and not any single one. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Cause of Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Reply

Cause of Respiratory Distress Syndrome-Reply

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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Reply Sir.—I am most grateful to Dr. Pender for his comments on my letter to the editor. He has added another point or two regarding the benefit of compression of the infant chest after the head is delivered and just before delivery is complete.Neither of us would challenge the prevailing concept of the importance of surfactant in the expansion...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1975 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1975.02120390084026
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Reply Sir.—I am most grateful to Dr. Pender for his comments on my letter to the editor. He has added another point or two regarding the benefit of compression of the infant chest after the head is delivered and just before delivery is complete.Neither of us would challenge the prevailing concept of the importance of surfactant in the expansion of the lung of the newborn, but the value of the "wringer action" in clearing the airway and, as Dr. Pender suggests, in removing other material present in the birth canal has been little regarded.Birth is an intricate process, and the immediate institution and adequacy of respiration may involve a number of factors and not any single one.

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1975

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