The newborn lung : neonatology questions and controversies / [edited by] Eduardo Bancalari ; consulting editor, Richard A. Polin
Imprint
Philadelphia : Elsevier/Saunders, c2012
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
xiv, 446 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
CONTENT
A: Normal and abnormal lung development -- Molecular bases for lung development, injury, and repair -- Genetic influences in lung development and injury -- Perinatal events and their influence on lung development and function -- Hypoxia and hyperoxia: effects on the newborn pulmonary circulation -- The role of nitric oxide in lung growth and function -- B: Lung injury-bronchopulmonary dysplasia -- Prenatal and postnatal microbial colonization and respiratory outcome in preterm infants -- Influence of nutrition on neonatal respiratory outcomes -- Patent ductus ateriosus and the lung: acute effects and long-term consequences -- Role of stem cells in neonatal lung injury -- New developments in the pathogenesis and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia -- Long-term pulmonary outcome of preterm infants -- C: Management of respiratory failure -- Respiratory and cardiovascular support in the delivery room -- Noninvasive respiratory support: an alternative to mechanical ventilation in preterm infants -- Surfactant replacement: present and future -- Oxygenation targeting and outcomes in preterm Infants: the new evidence -- Hypoxemic episodes in the premature infant: causes, consequences, and management -- Patient-Ventilator Interaction -- Strategies for limiting the duration of mechanical ventilation -- Automation of respiratory support -- Management of the infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia -- Management of the infant with severe pronchopulmonary dysplasia
SUBJECT
Infant
Newborn
diseases
Lung diseases -- in infancy & childhood
Lung -- Growth & development -- in infancy & childhood