The Effect of Surfactant on Birthweight-Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate, New York City

Abstract

PURPOSE: Surfactant has been shown to cause decreased neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in randomized studies of preterm infants. It is not clear whether the introduction of surfactant caused a decrease in neonatal mortality in a community. This study explores the hypothesis that the introduction of surfactant in 1990 to 1991 explains a decrease in neonatal mortality in New York City (NYC) among infants with birthweight of 500 to 1499 g. METHODS: …

Authors

Rosenberg KD; Desai RA; Na Y; Kan J; Schwartz L

Journal

Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 337–341

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

July 2001

DOI

10.1016/s1047-2797(01)00214-9

ISSN

1047-2797

Associated Experts

Lisa Schwartz

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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