Surfactant replacement therapy in a pediatric near-drowning case in manure

Meltem Ugras; Ozlem Guraksin; Tolga Altug Sen; Adnan Narci; Faruk Alpay

doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318267ec56

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Surfactant replacement therapy in a pediatric near-drowning case in manure

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Surfactant replacement therapy in a pediatric near-drowning case in manure

Meltem Ugras, Ozlem Guraksin, Tolga Altug Sen, Adnan Narci and Faruk Alpay

Pediatric emergency care, Vol.28(9), pp.913-914

09/2012

DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318267ec56

PMID: 22940891

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Abstract

Drowning is defined as suffocation by submersion especially in water and is a leading cause of injury-related death in children. Age groups at greatest risk are toddlers and male adolescents. It is the second most common cause of accidental death in children after road accidents. Treatment consists of resuscitation and stabilization. The use of surfactant after near-drowning in water is reported in the literature in few case reports.We report here a boy whose condition did not get better with conventional treatment, but dramatically improved after surfactant treatment after near-drowning in a fluid with manure.

Adolescent

Humans

Male

Manure

Near Drowning - therapy

Pulmonary Surfactants - therapeutic use

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Title: Subtitle: Surfactant replacement therapy in a pediatric near-drowning case in manure
Creators: Meltem Ugras - Afyon Kocatepe University
Ozlem Guraksin
Tolga Altug Sen - Afyon Kocatepe University
Adnan Narci
Faruk Alpay - Afyon Kocatepe University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric emergency care, Vol.28(9), pp.913-914
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318267ec56
PMID: 22940891
ISSN: 0749-5161
eISSN: 1535-1815
Language: English
Date published: 09/2012
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition
Record Identifier: 9985214168202771

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