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    The document discusses respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), which occurs when premature babies do not produce enough surfactant in their lungs. RDS causes difficulty breathing and may require treatments like surfactant, oxygen therapy, CPAP or mechanical ventilation. The document outlines the causes and symptoms of RDS as well as how doctors monitor and treat affected babies.

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    The document discusses respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), which occurs when premature babies do not produce enough surfactant in their lungs. RDS causes difficulty breathing and may require treatments like surfactant, oxygen therapy, CPAP or mechanical ventilation. The document outlines the causes and symptoms of RDS as well as how doctors monitor and treat affected babies.

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    79112-RDS_7.

    0_79112-RDS 12/1/11 9:09 AM Page 1

    UNDERSTANDING
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome RDS
    Why is my baby having trouble breathing?
    Babies breathe to fill their lungs with air. The lungs move oxygen
    from the air into the blood through tiny sacs called alveoli.
    The alveoli expand when a baby breathes in. They get
    smaller when a baby breathes out.
    The lungs make a liquid called surfactant Inhaled air
    (sur-FAK-tant) to keep the alveoli from collapsing Trachea
    when a baby breathes out. If the alveoli
    collapse, the baby has to work much harder
    Lung
    to open them back up with the next breath. Alveoli
    (air sac)

    What is respiratory distress syndrome?


    Respiratory distress syndrome, or RDS, may
    occur when a baby does not make enough surfactant.
    Babies with RDS work hard to breathe ever y
    time they take a breath.
    Inhaled air
    RDS symptoms most often occur within the
    Alveoli
    first minutes to a few hours after bir th.
    They may include:
    • Rapid, shallow breathing
    • Grunting sounds when breathing out
    • Flaring of the nostrils when breathing in
    • Brief stop in breathing (apnea)
    • Sharp pulling in of the chest muscles
    during breathing (retraction)
    Surfactant

    What causes RDS?


    The main cause of RDS is prematurity. When
    HEALTHY ALVEOLI
    babies are born early, their lungs may not
    The lungs make a liquid called surfactant. This liquid
    be fully developed. These babies need help helps keep the alveoli from collapsing when a person
    breathing until they are able to make enough breathes out.
    lung surfactant on their own.

    How common is RDS?


    RDS affects about 1 in every 10 premature babies born in the U.S. It is most common in babies
    born 6 weeks or more before their due dates. Almost all premature babies born before 28
    weeks of pregnancy have RDS.
    79112-RDS_7.0_79112-RDS 12/1/11 9:09 AM Page 2

    Treating Respiratory Distress Syndrome


    What treatment will my baby receive?
    Treatment will depend on how much help your baby needs to Glossary
    breathe. Possible treatments include:
    Alveoli – tiny sacs in the lungs
    • Surfactant – a liquid that helps keep the alveoli open so that move oxygen from the air
    that oxygen can be used into the blood

    • Extra oxygen – usually given through a nose tube or a mask Apnea – a brief stop in breathing
    • CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) – a treatment BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) –
    that uses mild pressurized air to keep the lungs open another breathing problem that
    affects premature babies. RDS may
    • Mechanical ventilation – a machine that helps your baby be an early stage of BPD
    breathe using a tube. The tube goes through the baby's
    CPAP (continuous positive airway
    nose or mouth and into their throat
    pressure) – a treatment that uses
    • Antibiotics – medicines that fight infections mild pressurized air to keep the
    lungs open
    How will I know how my baby is doing?
    Mechanical ventilator – a machine
    Your health care team will keep you up-to-date on your baby. They that helps your baby breathe by
    have several ways to measure breathing and lung health, including: moving air in and out of the lungs
    • Vital signs – hear t rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, Oxygenation index – formula the
    and oxygenation saturation health care team uses to measure
    how well the baby's lungs are working
    • Settings on the mechanical ventilator – level of
    breathing suppor t RDS (respiratory distress syndrome) –
    when a baby's lungs do not make
    • Oxygenation index – a formula that the health care team enough surfactant. This makes it hard
    uses to measure how well the baby's lungs are working to breathe
    Retraction – Sharp pulling in of the
    What will happen next?
    chest muscles during breathing
    Most babies respond well to treatment for RDS. Treatment
    Surfactant – a liquid that helps keep
    will continue until the baby’s lungs develop and can make
    the alveoli open so that oxygen can
    enough sur factant. How long this takes depends on how be used
    early the baby was born. Talk to the health care team.
    They can answer any questions you have about your baby. Ask the health care team when you
    have questions—they are there to help.

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    Signature: __________________________________________ Date:__________________ Time: ____________ © 2011 Ikaria, Inc. IMK111-01343A September 2011

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