A must-have reference for the entire NICU, Goldsmith’s Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, 7th Edition, is the only fully comprehensive, evidence-based guide to all aspects of this fast-changing field. Easy to use and multidisciplinary in scope, this trusted reference provides authoritative guidance on contemporary management of neonatal respiratory diseases, with an emphasis on evidence-based pharmacologic and technologic advances that improve outcomes and quality of life in newborns. It’s an outstanding resource for neonatologists and NICU professionals to acquire new knowledge and techniques in this critical area of neonatal care.
Covers all aspects of both basic and advanced respiratory management of neonates: general principles and concepts; assessment, diagnosis and monitoring methods; therapeutic respiratory interventions; adjunctive interventions; and special situations and outcomes
Provides updated content on rapidly changing technology and guidelines for assisted ventilation, with up-to-date descriptions of bedside methodologies and the rationale for providing all types of ventilator care in infants
Contains new chapters on respiratory gas conditioning, diagnosis and management of PPHN, care of the infant with CDH, gaps in knowledge, and future directions
Includes significant updates on cardiovascular assessment and management, as well as complications of respiratory support
Provides extensive, full-color visual support with photographs, drawings, charts and diagrams, and radiographic images throughout
Features more than 30 appendices that help you quickly find normal values, assessment charts, ICU flow charts, procedure steps and other useful, printable forms
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Section I History, Pulmonary Physiology and General Considerations 1 Introduction and Historical Aspects 2 Physiologic Principles 3 Control of Ventilation 4 Ethical Issues in Assisted Ventilation 5 Evidence-Based Respiratory Care 6 Quality and Safety in Respiratory Care 7 Medical-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 and Acid-base Balance: Technical Aspects and Interpretation 11 Non-invasive monitoring of gas exchange 12 Pulmonary Function and Graphics 13 Airway evaluation: Bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy, tracheal aspirates
Section III Delivery room stabilization, oxygen therapy and respiratory support 14 Delivery room stabilization and respiratory support 15 Surfactant replacement therapy 16 Oxygen therapy 17 Respiratory gas conditioning 18 Non-invasive respiratory support 19 Overview of assisted ventilation 20 Modes of Synchronized Ventilation 21 Principles of lung-protective ventilation 22 Tidal Volume-targeted Ventilation 23 Special ventilation techniques 24 High-Frequency Ventilation 25 Mechanical Ventilation: Disease-specific strategies 26 Weaning and Extubation from Mechanical Ventilation 27 Description of available devices 28 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Section IV Bedside care, Nutritional and Pharmacologic Support 29 Respiratory Care of the Newborn 30 Nursing Care 31 Nutritional Support 32 Pharmacologic Therapies 33 Cardiovascular Assessment and Management
Section V Treatment of Specific Conditions, Surgical Interventions and Other Considerations 34 Diagnosis and Management of PPHN 35 Care of the infant with CDH 36 Management of the infant with BPD 37 Medical and surgical interventions for respiratory distress and airway management 38 Intraoperative Management of the Neonate
Section VI Complications of Respiratory Support, Special Considerations and Outcomes 39 Complications of respiratory support 40 Neonatal respiratory care in Resource-Limited Countries 41 Transport of the Ventilated Infant 42 Transition to Home Care and Home Ventilation 43 Neurologic Effects of Respiratory Support and Neurodevelopmental Outcome 44 Long-term Pulmonary Outcomes of Respiratory Support
Martin Keszler, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Associate Director of NICU and Director of Respiratory Services, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, Kanekal S. Gautham, MD, Chair of Pediatrics and the Pediatrician-in-Chief, Nemours Children’s Hospital, USA and Jay P. Goldsmith, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
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