Abstract Objective: The stable microbubble test on gastric aspirate and on amniotic fluid has been used for the diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn. However, no study has performed this test on oral aspirates from premature infants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the stable microbubble test on oral aspirates from preterm newborns to predict respiratory distr...
OBJETIVOS: revisar a literatura sobre a síndrome de aspiração de mecônio (SAM), enfocando aspectos clínicos, fisiopatológicos e abordagem terapêutica, com destaque ao uso do surfactante e lavado broncoalveolar. MÉTODOS: revisão baseada em artigos publicados na MEDLINE, SCIELO e resumos de congressos internacionais de 1988 a 2004, incluindo ensaios randomizados ou quasi-randomizados, estudos caso-controle e meta...