Abstract:Objective To study the effect of pulmonary surfactant combined with volume target ventilation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS). Methods A total of 42 cases of NRDS in our hospital during January 2014 to March 2017 were chosen as research subject, and all patients were divided into control group and study group each with 21 cases according to the random number table method. Patients in control group were treated with routine treatment + volume target ventilation (VTV) treatment, and those in study group were treated with routine treatment + VTV + pulmonary surfactant. The differences of arterial blood gas indexes, Th1/Th2 cytokine contents and myocardial damage markers were compared between two groups before and after one-week treatment. Results After one week of treatment, the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), oxygenation index (OI), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and serum interleukin-4 (IL-4) levels of two groups increased, while the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and serum interferon-γ (IFN-γ), troponin I (cTnI), creatine kinase isoenzyme (CKMB) contents and IFN-γ/IL-4 level decreased (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the elevation of PaO2, OI, SpO2 and IL-4 were higher (P < 0.05), and PaCO2, IFN-γ, IFN-γ/IL-4, cTnI, CK-MB and LDH were significantly increased in the observation group one week after treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusions The treatment of NRDS with pulmonary surfactant combines with VTV can effectively optimize the ventilation function, and reduce the state of systemic inflammation and inhibit myocardial injury.