Air Medical Journal
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 170-177 , July 2010

Safety of Surfactant Administration before Transport of Premature Infants

  • Manoj Biniwale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine and the USC Division of Neonatal Medicine; Department of Pediatrics; Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the LAC+USC Medical Center; Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Manoj Biniwale, MD, LAC USC Medical Center, 1200 N State St, IRD Room 820, Los Angeles, CA 90033
    • ,
  • Monica Kleinman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

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PII: S1067-991X(10)00099-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2010.04.001

Air Medical Journal
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 170-177 , July 2010

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