CUROSERVICE.com-A valuable resource for every neonatal specialist

Curoservice.com is a clinical informational website specially designed for healthcare professionals as well as parents of infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
It provides specialists in neonatology with the latest in important clinical information and resources for the treatment of RDS. You will also have access to:

  • news in neonatology
  • clinical literature reviews
  • case reports
  • clinical slides and images
  • calendar of major meetings and congresses

By registering, users will gain access to specific content prepared by highly qualified and experienced neonatologists, receive a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news in neonatology, and much more.

Please note that Curoservice.com is hosted and maintained by Chiesi Farmaceutici, S.p.A. By clicking on the links above, you will leave Curosurf.com and be redirected to an external site that may discuss uses unapproved in the U.S.

Indication

CUROSURF® (poractant alfa) Intratracheal Suspension is indicated for the treatment (rescue) of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
in premature infants. CUROSURF reduces mortality and pneumothoraces associated with RDS.

Important Safety Information

CUROSURF is intended for intratracheal use only. THE ADMINISTRATION OF EXOGENOUS SURFACTANTS, INCLUDING CUROSURF, CAN RAPIDLY AFFECT OXYGENATION AND LUNG COMPLIANCE. Therefore, infants receiving CUROSURF should receive frequent clinical and laboratory assessments so that oxygen and ventilatory support can be modified to respond to respiratory changes.

CUROSURF should only be administered by those trained and experienced in the care, resuscitation, and stabilization of preterm infants.

TRANSIENT ADVERSE EFFECTS SEEN WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF CUROSURF INCLUDE BRADYCARDIA, HYPOTENSION, ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE BLOCKAGE, AND OXYGEN DESATURATION. These events require stopping CUROSURF administration and taking appropriate measures to alleviate the condition. After the patient is stable, dosing may proceed with appropriate monitoring.

Correction of acidosis, hypotension, anemia, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia is recommended prior to CUROSURF administration. Surfactant administration can be expected to reduce the severity of RDS but will not eliminate the mortality and morbidity associated with other complications of prematurity.

Pulmonary Hemorrhage is a known complication of premature birth and very low birth-weight and has been reported with CUROSURF. The rates of common complications of prematurity observed in a multicenter single-dose study that enrolled infants 700-2000 g birth weight with RDS requiring mechanical ventilation and FiO2 ≥ 0.60 are as follows for CUROSURF 2.5 mL/kg (200 mg/kg) (n=78) and control (n=66; no surfactant) respectively: acquired pneumonia (17% vs. 21%), acquired septicemia (14% vs. 18%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (18% vs. 22%), intracranial hemorrhage (51% vs. 64%), patent ductus arteriosus (60% vs. 48%), pneumothorax (21% vs. 36%) and pulmonary interstitial emphysema (21% vs. 38%).

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