Full Description
This exciting new reference brings you information about the most controversial pulmonary challenges you face in your practice. The book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-based medicine wherever possible. It gives you the latest information you need to keep pace with the fast-paced, dynamic environment of neonatology.Reconsider how you handle difficult practice issues with coverage that address these topics head on, offering opinions from the leading experts in the field, supported by the best available evidence.Find information quickly and easily with a consistent chapter organization.Get the most authoritative advice available from world-class neonatologists who have the inside track on new trends and developments in neonatal care.Purchase each volume individually, or get the entire 6-volume set, which includes online access that allows you to search across all titles! Stay current in practice with in-depth coverage of presentation, pathogenesis, epidemiology, and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia; short and long-term outcomes of oxygenation strategies in preterm infants; and many other hot topics in neonatal respiratory care.Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com.
Contents
Section ALung Development, Injury, and Repair2. Genetic Influences in Lung Development and Injury 3. Perinatal Events and their Influence on Lung Development and Function4. Hypoxia and Hyperoxia: Effects on the Newborn Pulmonary Circulation5. The Role of Nitric Oxide in Lung Growth and Function Section B: Lung Injury - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 6. Prenatal and Postnatal Microbial Colonization and Respiratory Outcome in Preterm Infants7. Influence of Nutrition on Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes8. Patent Ductus Ateriosus and the Lung: Acute Effects and Long-Term Consequences 9. Role Of Stem Cells in Neonatal Lung Injury 10. New Developments In The Pathogenesis and Prevention Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 11. Long-Term Pulmonary Outcome of Preterm InfantsSection C: Management of Respiratory Failure 12. Respiratory and Cardiovascular Support in the Delivery Room13. Noninvasive Respiratory Support: An Alternative to Mechanical Ventilation in Preterm Infants 14. Surfactant Replacement: Present and Future 15. Oxygenation Targeting and Outcomes in Preterm Infants: The New Evidence 16. Hypoxemic Episodes in the Premature Infant: Causes, Consequences, and Management 17. Patient-Ventilator Interaction 18. Strategies for Limiting the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation 19. Automation of Respiratory Support 20. Management of the Infant with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 21. Management of the Infant with Severe Pronchopulmonary Dysplasia
