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JOURNAL ARTICLE
MULTICENTER STUDY
Underdosing of Surfactant for Preterm Babies with Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
American Journal of Perinatology 2019 July
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the initial doses of surfactant administered to preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.
STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study of 206 preterm infants admitted in four level III neonatal intensive care units of acute tertiary care hospitals in Spain between 2013 and 2015.
RESULTS: The mean initial dose of surfactant was 173.9 (37.3) mg/kg, and 47.5% of infants received a dose of 200 mg/kg ± 10% (180-220 mg/kg), 47% less than 180 mg/kg (-10%), and 5.4% more than 220 mg/kg (+10%). Very preterm infants (<28 weeks) received higher initial doses than more mature infants, but in all cases, the mean doses were below the recommended 200 mg/kg (by 9.2% in gestational age 23-28 weeks, by 15.9% in 29-32 weeks, and by 24.3% in >32 weeks).
CONCLUSION: Administration of surfactant below the prescribed dose is a frequent error in clinical practice. Inadvertently rounding down doses seems a plausible explanation.
STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study of 206 preterm infants admitted in four level III neonatal intensive care units of acute tertiary care hospitals in Spain between 2013 and 2015.
RESULTS: The mean initial dose of surfactant was 173.9 (37.3) mg/kg, and 47.5% of infants received a dose of 200 mg/kg ± 10% (180-220 mg/kg), 47% less than 180 mg/kg (-10%), and 5.4% more than 220 mg/kg (+10%). Very preterm infants (<28 weeks) received higher initial doses than more mature infants, but in all cases, the mean doses were below the recommended 200 mg/kg (by 9.2% in gestational age 23-28 weeks, by 15.9% in 29-32 weeks, and by 24.3% in >32 weeks).
CONCLUSION: Administration of surfactant below the prescribed dose is a frequent error in clinical practice. Inadvertently rounding down doses seems a plausible explanation.
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