IRDS (Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
Alternate Names : Hyaline Membrane Disease, Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS)
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IRDS Prognosis (Expectations)
The condition may persist or worsen for two to four days after birth with improvement thereafter. Some infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome will die.
Long-term complications may develop as a result of oxygen toxicity, high pressures delivered to the lungs, the severity of the condition itself, or periods when the brain or other organs did not receive enough oxygen.
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