TY - JOUR T1 - Propofol for sedation during less invasive surfactant administration in preterm infants JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F465 LP - F465 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-312791 VL - 102 IS - 5 AU - Claire Sophie Descamps AU - Marie Chevallier AU - Anne Ego AU - Isabelle Pin AU - Chloé Epiard AU - Thierry Debillon Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/102/5/F465.abstract N2 - Less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome avoids mechanical ventilation and may further reduce the risk of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia.1 A recent European survey indicates that the percentage of centres using LISA increased, but with wide variation in procedure. In particular, there is no consensus about whether sedation should be used.2 International guidelines recommend sedation for intubation but it can hamper spontaneous breathing, which is necessary for LISA. Recently, a study compared two groups … ER -