Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2007;7(2):67-73.
The use of exogenous Surfactant at neonatal units at Rio de Janeiro City
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793200700008
Abstract
Quantitative descriptive research, whose objective was to define the profile of use of exogenous surfactant at neonatal units of the Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro. The sample consisted of 444 documented sheets of exogenous surfactant, filled in from January 2005 to March 2006. The variables were analyzed: newborn weight; Apgar; number of doses; diagnoses, and maternal use of corticosteroids. It was used the software EPI-INFO 6.04 for processing the data. The average newborn weight was 1.210g. There was a predominance of the hyaline membrane disease (78.6%), followed by the aspiration meconial syndrome (6.3%), pneumonia (3.5%), pulmonary hemorrhage (0.2%), other indications (0.4 %). The majority (60.8%) received a dose of surfactant, 31.3%, two doses; 7.0%, three, and 0.9% four. An alarming was that 70% of pregnant women did not receive corticosteroids ante-partum, denoting failure to prenatal care. It follows that the use of surfactant is in line with literature.
Keywords: neonatalogy; premature newborn; pulmonary surfactants