Preferred Label : Transient tachypnoea of newborn;
ICD-11 definition : Transient tachypnoea of newborn is usually a benign self-limiting illness of term
and near-term infants demonstrating increased respiratory rate and requiring supplementary
oxygen after birth.;
ICD-11 synonym : respiratory distress syndrome, type 2; rapid transient respiration of newborn; rapid; respiratory, transient, of newborn; idiopathic tachypnoea of newborn; transitory tachypnoea of newborn; wet lung syndrome in newborn; TTN - [transient tachypnoea of newborn]; tachypnoea resolving about 6 hours postnatally;
Transient tachypnoea of newborn is usually a benign self-limiting illness of term
and near-term infants demonstrating increased respiratory rate and requiring supplementary
oxygen after birth.