Full Description
This second edition provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the pathogenesis, clinical aspects and management of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD). The book provides updated and new information over the last decade covering all pulmonary aspects about BPD, which is the most common chronic lung disease affecting infants. This one-stop resource is written by an international group of leading scientists and clinicians in the field, and chapters discuss the most recent developments in the basic research, translational, clinical and novel therapeutic aspects of the disease. Topics include role of hyperoxia, pre- and post-natal inflammation, and genetics and biomarkers of BPD are included, as well as non-invasive ventilation techniques, nutrition, radiology and pulmonary hypertension from pre-term birth to adulthood. The book closes with an in-depth look at emerging novel therapeutic options for the prevention of BPD. All the chapters from the 1st edition have been updated and 3 new chapters have been added. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia is an essential volume for all students, trainees, neonatologists, pediatric pulmonologists, and scientists interested in the developmental disorders of the lung.
