Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate: Evidence-Based Approach to Newborn Respiratory Care - Hardcover

Goldsmith MD, Jay P.; Karotkin MD FAAP, Edward; Gautham MD, Kanekal; Keszler MD, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0323390064 ISBN 13: 9780323390064

Publisher: Elsevier, 2016

Synopsis

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 fast-changing area, it provides expert guidance on contemporary management of neonatal respiratory diseases, with an emphasis on evidence-based pharmacologic and technologic advances to improve outcomes and quality of life in newborns. A new full-color design and chapter layout combine for quick and easy reference.

• Covers everything you need to know about respiratory management in neonates: general principles and concepts; assessment, diagnosis and monitoring methods; therapeutic respiratory interventions; adjunctive interventions; and special situations and outcomes.
• Covers basic concepts of pulmonary pathophysiology and gives practical guidance on providing neonatal respiratory support with a variety of techniques, so you can learn both basic and advanced methods in one volume.
• Offers more than 30 appendices that help you quickly find normal values, assessment charts, ICU flow charts, procedure steps and other useful, printable forms.
• Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

• Reflects the rapid evolution of approaches to respiratory care, including the shift to non-invasive support, as well as changes in oxygenation targets, high-flow nasal therapy, volume ventilation, and sophisticated microprocessor-controlled ventilators.
• Completely new information on many previously covered topics, including ethical and legal issues related to neonatal mechanical ventilation.
• Features 11 entirely new chapters, including Radiography, Lung Ultrasound and Other Imaging Modalities; Non-invasive Monitoring of Gas Exchange; Airway Evaluation: Bronchoscopy, Laryngoscopy, Tracheal Aspirates; Special Ventilation Techniques; Cardiovascular Therapy and PPHN; and Quality Improvement in Respiratory Care .
• Includes new opening summaries that highlight key information in each chapter.

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Review

Still the only fully comprehensive guide in this fast-changing area

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0323390064
• ISBN 13: 9780323390064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 640