Irrational prescription of surfactant replacement therapy in neonatal respiratory distress.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Respiratory distress is known as one of the leading causes of neonatal death. In recent decades, surfactant therapy has revolutionized respiratory failure. Since the implementation of the health system reform plan as well as the allocation of new financial resources for health system in Iran, the rate of irrational prescription has increased and prescription of surfactant for neonates, has raised unexpectedly, which is thought to be due to irrational prescriptions partly. The present study aimed to determine the rate of irrational prescription of surfactant for neonates with respiratory distress.

Methods

This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was conducted retrospectively. In the current study, determining the rate of irrational prescription was

SUBMITTER: Jahanmehr N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202835 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature