TY - JOUR T1 - Current practice in early management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: Is it evidence-based? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F191 LP - F191 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314320 VL - 103 IS - 2 AU - Gillian Hendriks AU - Rebecca Stephenson AU - Phani Kiran Yajamanyam Y1 - 2018/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/103/2/F191.abstract N2 - Chronic lung disease (CLD) of prematurity remains a significant long-term complication of preterm birth. The National Neonatal Audit Programme 2016 annual report shows that the rate of significant CLD among babies born at <32 weeks gestation varies from <30% to >40% in different neonatal units.1 The reason for this variation is unknown and different treatment choices could be contributing.1 European consensus guidelines for the management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) are evidence-based (EB) recommendations which aim at maximising survival in preterm infants while minimising complications such as CLD. … ER -