... function in infants and young children in the laboratory setting. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of MBW in 0- to 4-year-old children with CF and non-CF controls in the clinical setting. Methods: Fourteen children with CF (mean age 1.3 ± 1.0 years) and 26 age-matched non...

...K. Harms; E. Herting We report two cases of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) treated successfully with repeated doses of a bovine natural surfactant (Survanta®). Two former premature infants developed severe respiratory failure as a consequence of a chlamydial pneumonia at the age of 3...

...Ch. Maayan; E. Bar-Yishay; T. Yaacobi; Y. Marcus; D. Katznelson; Y. Yahav; S. Godfrey The immediate effect of four different modes of treatment was assessed by lung function tests on 19 infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) during the first year of life. The regimens were applied in a randomized...

... in lessening mechanical irritation to the first bronchial layers. However, clinical observation reveals wide variation in the length of the suction catheter for ETS in high-risk infants. Objective: The study was conducted to examine the effects of deep and shallow ETS on the cytological components...