Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA , USA.
Front Pediatr. 2014 Apr 28;2:34. doi: 10.3389/fped.2014.00034. eCollection 2014.
Mary Ellen Avery's research is recognized as a milestone in biomedical research. She had discovered the underlying cause of hyaline membrane disease, surfactant deficiency, fostering ever more vigorous efforts to reduce neonatal mortality in the burgeoning practice of Neonatology. Neonatology is the only clinical discipline that began as an experiment, making it a model for biomedical research. Avery knew that the concerted effort to treat preterm newborns could potentially do more harm than good, violating her oath to Hippocrates, if not held to the highest scientific standards. She remained true to that pledge throughout her career, as recounted in this Review.
玛丽·埃伦·埃弗里的研究被公认为生物医学研究的一个里程碑。她发现了透明膜病（肺表面活性物质缺乏症）的根本原因，这促进了人们更加努力地减少新生儿科日益增长的实践中新生儿的死亡率。新生儿学是唯一一门以实验为开端的临床学科，使其成为生物医学研究的典范。埃弗里知道，如果不以最高的科学标准来对待早产儿，那么集中治疗早产儿的努力可能弊大于利，这违背了她对希波克拉底的誓言。正如这篇综述所述，她在整个职业生涯中都恪守这一承诺。
