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Assisted ventilation of the neonate : an evidence-based approach to newborn respiratory care / [edited by] Jay P. Goldsmith, Edward H. Karotkin, Warren Alpert, Gautham K. Suresh.

Extensively updated and featuring a new editorial team, the 6th Edition of Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, by Drs. Jay P. Goldsmith, Edward Karotkin, Gautham Suresh, and Martin Keszler, continues to be a must-have reference for the entire NICU. Still the only fully comprehensive guide in this f...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Other Authors: Goldsmith, Jay P. (Editor), Karotkin, Edward H. (Editor), Keszler, Martin (Editor), Suresh, Gautham K. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2017]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Respiratory therapy for newborn infants.
Artificial respiration.
Newborn infants.
Evidence-based medicine.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: History, Pulmonary Physiology, and General Considerations. 1. Introduction to historical aspects
  • 2. Physiologic principles
  • 3. Control of ventilation
  • 4. Ethical issues in assisted ventilation of the neonate
  • 5. Evidence-based respiratory care
  • 6. Quality and safety in respiratory care
  • 7. Medical and legal aspects of respiratory care
  • Section II: Patient Evaluation, and Monitoring. 8. Physical examination
  • 9. Imaging : radiography, lung ultrasound, and other imaging modalities
  • 10. Blood gases : technical aspects and interpretation
  • 11. Non-invasive monitoring of gas exchange
  • 12. Pulmonary function and graphics
  • 13. Airway evaluation : bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy, and tracheal aspirates
  • 14. Cardiovascular assessment
  • Section III: Oxygen Therapy, and Respiratory Support. 15. Overview of assisted ventilation
  • 16. Oxygen therapy
  • 17. Non-invasive respiratory support
  • 18. Basic modes of synchronized ventilation
  • 19. Principles of lung-protective ventilation
  • 20. Tidal volume-targeted ventilation
  • 21. Special techniques of respiratory support
  • 22. High-frequency ventilation
  • 23. Mechanical ventilation : disease-specific strategies
  • 24. Weaning from mechanical ventilation
  • 25. Description of available devices
  • Section IV: Initial Stabilization, Bedside Care, and Pharmacologic Adjuncts. 26. Delivery room stabilization, and respiratory support
  • 27. Respiratory care of the newborn
  • 28. Nursing care
  • 29. Nutritional support
  • 30. Complications of respiratory support
  • 31. Pharmacologic therapies I : surfactant therapy
  • 32. Pharmacologic therapies II : inhaled nitric oxide
  • 33. Pharmacologic therapies III : cardiovascular therapy and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
  • 34. Pharmacologic therapies IV : other medications
  • Section V: Respiratory and Neurologic Outcomes, Surgical Interventions, and Other Considerations. 35. Management of the infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • 36. Medical and surgical interventions for respiratory distress and airway management
  • 37. Intraoperative management of the neonate
  • 38. Neonatal respiratory care in resource-limited countries
  • 39. Transport of the ventilated infant
  • 40. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • 41. Discharge and transition to home care
  • 42. Neurologic effects of respiratory support
  • 43. Pulmonary and neurodevelopmental outcomes following ventilation.

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