Question 18

18.  Which of the following is accurate regarding the role of surfactant and its importance in premature infants?

A.  The lack of surfactant in premature infants increases the compliance of the lung and predisposes the infant to air trapping.

B. The lack of surfactant in premature infant decreases the compliance of the lung and predisposes the infant to an increase work of breathing.

C.  The lack of surfactant helps maintain surface tension of the alveoli in the lungs.

D.  There is little evidence that surfactant administration to a premature infant through an endotracheal tube to have improved clinical outcomes.