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DOI: 10.1177/000992286800700903 Respiratory Distress SyndromeProtocol for ManagementNational Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md
Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif This program, in use at the Los An geles Children's Hospital, brings together information previously scattered through the literature under such topics as tem perature regulation, newborn manage ment, acid-base balance, and respirator care. It standardizes the approach to these infants and clarifies the following points: 1. Evaluation of the clinical status and estimation of the prognosis with re spect to required treatment. 2. Blood sampling. 3. Interpretation of laboratory results. 4. Use of alkalinizing agents for acid- base correction. 5. Use of oxygen, endotracheal tubes and respirators.
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