Introduction The goals of neonatal intensive care include the preservation of cardiorespiratory function and optimal tissue oxygen delivery, prevention of cerebral injury, and ensuring survival with normal neurodevelopment. While respiratory…
Understanding the physiology of the normal lung, the pathophysiology of the diseased lung, and how various forms of respiratory support affect lung physiology and function are key to achieving the…
Acknowledgement The authors acknowledge the contributions of Drs David Durand and Nick Mickas, previous authors of this chapter. Arterial blood gas measurements are the gold standard by which the adequacy…
Introduction Over the past few decades the instruments available for examining the airway have evolved to become increasingly smaller while providing better optical resolution. It is now possible to directly…
Acknowledgments We thank Drs. Corinne L. Leach and Sara Berkelhamer for their critical review of the chapter. Gas exchange is a dynamic process that is dependent on complex interactions between…
Caring for critically ill newborns takes years of training in which the clinician learns both the art and the science of the field. Relatively little time is spent learning about…
∗ We wish to acknowledge gratefully the important contribution of Brian Wood, MD, who was the author of this chapter in the previous editions of this book. To provide individualized…
Quality and Safety: Terminology and Frameworks The quality of health care is defined as “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health…
Introduction The transition from fetal to neonatal life requires a rapid conversion from intermittent fetal respiratory activity not associated with gas exchange to continuous breathing upon which gas exchange is…
Background Clinicians caring for infants with respiratory disease should make diagnoses, choose treatments, and counsel parents based on the best evidence available (preferably from high-quality research studies) while still using…
