Surfactant therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to hydrocarbon aspiration

O O Horoz; D Yildizdas; H L Yilmaz

Surfactant therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to hydrocarbon aspiration

Singapore Med J. 2009 Apr;50(4):e130-2.

Authors

O O Horoz¹, D Yildizdas, H L Yilmaz

Affiliation

¹ Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey.

PMID: 19421666

Abstract

Hydrocarbon aspiration causes acute lung injury, which may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Surfactant has been shown to be beneficial in experimentally-induced hydrocarbon-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, there has not been a clinical study evaluating the effect of surfactant application on hydrocarbon aspiration in humans. We report a 17-month-old boy with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to hydrocarbon aspiration and was successfully treated with surfactant application.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alkanes / poisoning*
Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
Biological Products / administration & dosage*
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage
Combined Modality Therapy
Critical Care
Dopamine / administration & dosage
Humans
Hydrocarbons / poisoning*
Infant
Male
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Pulmonary Surfactants / administration & dosage*
Radiography
Respiratory Aspiration / complications*
Respiratory Aspiration / diagnostic imaging
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / chemically induced*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / drug therapy*
Trachea
Turkey

Substances

Alkanes
Anti-Infective Agents
Biological Products
Hydrocarbons
Pulmonary Surfactants
Ceftriaxone
naphtha
beractant
Dopamine