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In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Ravi Mangal Patel and Amy Keir bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neonatal Transfusion Medicine. Transfusions to neonates convey both benefits and risks, and evidence-based data for possible adverse effects, preterm morbidities, mortality, and neuro-developmental problems associated with transfusions is needed to make decisions for proper care. This issue fills the gap of evidence-based knowledge in order to improve outcomes in patients. - Contains 9 practice-oriented topics including potential mechanisms mediating harm from platelet transfusions in neonates; plasma transfusion in the neonate; neonatal blood banking practices; transfusion in neonatal ECMO; allogenic cord blood transfusion in infants; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neonatal transfusion medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Brenda Poindexter and Amy B. Hair bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neonatal Nutrition. Emphasizing evidence to support clinical decision making, top experts in the field discuss important topics in the nutrition of neonates with the goals of reducing infant mortality and morbidity. - Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including maternal diet for babies in the NICU; myths and fallacies about feeding healthy term and late-preterm infants during neonatal transition; enteral nutrition: evidence for feeding practices; post-NEC nutrition; nutrition management of high-risk neonates after discharge; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of neonatal nutrition, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Nathalie Maitre and Andrea F. Duncan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurological and Developmental Outcomes of High-Risk Neonates. Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death among children under five years of age, and three-quarters of these deaths could be prevented with current, cost-effective interventions. In this issue, top experts provide neonatologists and perinatologists with the clinical information they need to improve outcomes in high-risk newborns. - Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome; healthcare disparities in high-risk neonates; autism...
In consultation with Dr. Lucky Jain, Consulting Editor, Drs. Dempsey and EL-Khuffash have chosen a wide range of topics in cardiovascular issues that cover new diagnostic techniques and important areas of management, including the role of volume administration, inotropes, and corticosteroids in the setting of cardiovascular instability. These remain critical questions in neonatal care, and authors were selected based on their expertise and ability to provide the reader with the most recent up-to-date evidence upon which to direct intervention. The clinical review articles in this issue will address the relationship between intervention and outcome in preterm hypotension, the management of ca...
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Heather C. Kaplan and Munish Gupta bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Quality Improvement. In recent years, the growing use of quality improvement (QI) methods to apply evidence-based practices to clinical care has resulted in a greater penetration of QI methods in neonatal intensive care units across the world and a more sophisticated appreciation of how best to use them. This issue provides important updates in these areas as well as looks at the future of QI in perinatology. - Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including frameworks for quality improvement: Lean Six Sigma and the model for improvement in perinat...
Take a fascinating journey through Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde with leading southwestern archaeologists, historians, architects, artists, and urban planners as guides. Twenty-two essays identify Anasazi building and cultural features related to design and site planning, history, mythology, and ecology. 40 halftones. 5 maps.
Retrieval Medicine is a core, concise and practical text covering the complex clinical and logistical problems experienced in the retrieval environment. Focusing on evidence-based management and clear clinical guidance, this easily portable handbook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to this growing field for all health professionals involved in the retrieval and transfer of critically ill patients. Covering the practice of acute, emergency and critical care medicine in the transport environment, this handbook provides the practical guidance and clinical knowledge to enable medical practitioners to function independently in highly variable and resource limited environments with ac...
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editor Dr. Lina Chalak brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Perinatal Asphyxia: Moving the Needle. Top experts discuss current clinical information on perinatal asphyxia, giving perinatologists they guidance they need to improve outcomes in newborns, while looking at results from clinical trials, neuroimaging biomarkers, and low-resource settings. - Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including the role of a maternal-placental-fetal triad; treating seizures and improving newborn outcomes; advances in neuroimaging biomarkers and scoring; moving the needle in low-resource settings: is hypothermia a friend or foe?; ethical and medicolegal perspectives on cooling: where to draw the line?; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of perinatal asphyxia, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. David K. Stevenson and Gary M. Shaw, along with research scientist Ron J. Wong, bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Preterm Birth. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children, with one million children dying due to preterm birth before the age of five years. This issue is a key resource for perinatologists who seek to predict and improve outcomes for preterm births, providing actionable clinical information in hopes of reaching the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to end all preventable deaths of newborns and children aged under five years by 2030. - Contains 15 practice-oriented topics incl...
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