Patient's question:
Yesterday, I received a call from a good friend. She said she had given birth to a lovely baby boy. But soon after, the child was diagnosed with pulmonary hyaline membrane disease. She didn't explain it very clearly over the phone. Doctor, can newborn pulmonary hyaline membrane disease be treated? How is it treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello, this parent. According to your description, neonatal pulmonary or neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is mainly caused by poor lung development in newborns. It is most common in premature infants. Treatment mainly uses pulmonary surfactant to promote lung maturation. A ventilator is used to maintain breathing. Most children have a good prognosis. However, very few children will have serious complications. It may even be life-threatening.