pediatrics
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Neonates
Prognosis for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Neonates
Prognosis with treatment is excellent; mortality is<10%. With adequate ventilatory support alone, surfactant production eventually begins, and once production begins, RDS resolves within 4 or 5 days. However, in the meantime, severe hypoxemia can result in multiple organ failure and death. Greater prematurity is associated with higher risk of chronic lung disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or both. 