Introduction Neonatal respiratory distress during the first 24 h after birth is one of the most common neonatal pathologies and requires timely and appropriate treatment. Lung disease is the most common cause of neonatal respiratory distress, which can result in respiratory failure and death in severe cases. Case report We report a case of a male late preterm baby, 33 weeks, birth weight is 1.400 kg, delivered by cesarean section due to preterm labour pain and presented with respiratory distress. This baby was intubated and ventilated using high-frequency ventilation. Lung recruitment was done by high-frequency ventilation and assessed by lung ultrasound in comparison to routine Chest radiography in those babies. Also, cardiac hemodynamics were assessed using functional echocardiography. Conclusions This case highlights the importance of the combined use of HFOV, lung ultrasound, and functional echocardiography allowed for individualized, real-time ventilation strategies, contributing to better clinical outcomes and supporting the integration of advanced respiratory and cardiovascular monitoring in the routine management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome.
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