Surfactant therapy via brief tracheal catheterization in preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: In non-intubated preterm infants with, or at risk of, RDS to compare surfactant administration via brief tracheal catheterization with: continuation of non-invasive respiratory support (CPAP) or high flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) without surfactant administration; intubation and surfactant administration through an ETT with or without intent to remove the ETT immediately after the procedure; Additionally: to compare different methods of surfactant administration via brief tracheal catheterization with each other.