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IRDS (Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome)


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Alternate Names : Hyaline Membrane Disease, Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS)

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IRDS Complications

pneumothorax
pneumomediastinum
pneumopericardium
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
hemorrhage into the brain (intraventricular bleed)
hemorrhage into the lung (sometimes associated with surfactant use)
thrombotic events associated with an umbilical arterial catheter
retrolental fibroplasia and blindness
delayed mental development and mental retardation associated with anoxic brain damage or hemorrhage

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Review Date : 7/26/2002
Reviewed By : Elizabeth Hait, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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