Effect of surfactant replacement onPneumocystis carinii pneumonia in rats
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 17 (8) , 475-478
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01690770
Abstract
The effect of intratracheal surfactant instillation on pulmonary function in rats withPneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was investigated. In those animals which developed PCP with severe respiratory failure after administration of cortisone acetate s. c. over 8–12 weeks, pulmonary function was improved by surfactant instillation. PaO2 values 30 min after surfactant instillation were significantly higher compared to pretreatment values and also compared to PaO2 values of rats 30 min after receiving saline (482.9 mmHg±44.7, 170.7 mmHg ±39.3 and 67.2 mmHg±17.4, respectively). Histological examination showed that alveoli of rats with PCP which received no exogenous surfactant are filled with foamy edema, whereas after exogenous surfactant alveoli are stabilized and well-aerated. These results indicate that exogenous surfactant may help patients with severe PCP to overcome an acute stage of respiratory distress.Keywords
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