My Tribute to Mary Ellen Avery

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Ann R. Stark¹ 

关键词: respiratory distress syndrome;    newborn;    surfactant;    antenatal glucocorticoids;    hyaline membrane disease;    surface tension;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2014.00050

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

I was so pleased to learn that the inaugural issue of the neonatology specialty section of Frontiers in Neonatology would highlight Mary Ellen “Mel” Avery’s contributions to decades of neonatal research. Mel was my mentor and friend for more than 30 years, and it is a great honor for me to write about some of her substantial accomplishments. Among her many contributions, three are especially notable because they have saved the lives and improved the health of countless newborns: identification of surfactant deficiency as the cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), treatment of RDS with artificial surfactant, and prevention of RDS with antenatal steroids.

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