The newborn lung
By: [edited by] Eduardo Bancalari ; consulting editor, Richard A. Polin.
Contributors: Bancalari, Eduardo.; Polin, Richard A. 1945-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Neonatology questions and controversies series
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 487
ISBN-13: 9781416031666
Subjects: Pediatric respiratory diseases; Newborn infants -- Diseases; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Lung Diseases; Infant, Newborn; Lung -- growth & development; Respiration Disorders
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Molecular basis for normal and abnormal lung development / Martin Post, Martin Rutter; title: Hereditary disorders of alveolar homeostasis in the newborn / Jeffrey Whitsett, Timothy Weaver; title: Growth and development of the lung circulation mechanisms and clinical implications / Steve Abman, Christopher Baker, Vivek Balasubramania; title: Surfactant : the basis for clinical treatment strategies / Alan Jobe; title: Susceptibility of the immature lung to oxidative and mechanical injury / Jaques Belik; title: Inflammation/infection : effects on the fetal/newborn lung / Alan Jobe, Suhas Kallapur, Timothy J.M. Moss; title: Lung fluid balance during development and in neonatal lung disease / Richard Bland, David P. Carlton, Lucky Jain; title: Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic neonatal lung disease / Christian Speer; title: The pathogenesis epidemiology and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia / Ilene Sosenko, Eduardo Bancalari; title: What is the evidence for drug therapy in the prevention and management of BPD / Henry Halliday, Conner O'Neill; title: Definitions and predictors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia / Michele Walsh; title: New developments in the pathogenesis and management of neonatal pulmonary hypertension / Judy Aschner, Candice Fike; title: Impact of perinatal lung injury in later life / Lex W. Doyle, Peter J. Anderson; title: The oxygen versus room air controversy for neonatal resuscitation / Peter Fowlie, Hannah Shore; title: Optimal levels of oxygenation in preterm infants: impact on short and long-term outcomes / Win Tin, Samir Gupta; title: Non invasive respiratory support : an alternative to mechanical ventilation in preterm infants / Peter Davis, Colin Morley; title: High frequency ventilation in neonatal respiratory failure / Waldemar Carlo, Ulrich Thome; title: New modalities of mechanical ventilation in the newborn / Eduardo Bancalari, Nelson Claure; title: Role of pulmonary function testing in the management of neonates on mechanical ventilation / Tilo Gerhardt, Nelson Claure; title: Neonatal respiratory control and apnea of prematurity / Richard J. Martin, Oded Mesner, Juliann M. Di Fiore; title: Strategies for prevention of apneic episodes in preterm infants : are respiratory stimulants worth the risk? / Barbara Schmidt, Dirk Bassler.