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 Consult™ 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 .
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