PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 2 February 2001, pp. 452
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To the Editor.
We read with interest the recently published study by Dr Walsh-Sukys et al on treatment variations and outcomes of newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).1 Although within the text the authors call for a controlled study to compare hyperventilation to alkali infusion, the implication is left that perhaps the former treatment is preferable to the latter:
"Hyperventilation reduced the risk of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) without increasing the use of oxygen at 28 days of age. In contrast, the use of alkali infusion was associated with. . . [Full Text of this Article]