Acknowledgment This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants nos. HL071113, HL087166, HL129907, HL122626, and HL133536. • Contrary to conventional teaching, culture-independent molecular techniques have confirmed that the…
• Traditional biomarkers are not very useful in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) as the pathogenesis of BPD is multifactorial and the clinical phenotype is variable. • Novel systems biology–based “-omic” approaches…
Whole-Body Cooling Ela Chakkarapani Marianne Thoresen Moderate therapeutic hypothermia (HT; rectal or esophageal temperature 33.5°C) initiated within 6 hours of birth and continued for 72 hours reduces death or disability…
Management of Natal and Neonatal Teeth Priyanshi Ritwik Kimberly K. Patterson Robert J. Musselman Introduction The occurrence of teeth in the oral cavity at birth or within the first 30…
Reducing the Dislocated Newborn Nasal Septum Christine M. Clark Kelly A. Scriven Earl H. Harley Jr. A. Background Transient nasal deformations can occur secondary to fetal compression in utero or…
Intraosseous Infusions Mary E. Revenis Lamia Soghier A. Indications 1. Emergency intravenous access in hospital or during prehospital transport (1) when other venous access is not readily available; to restore…
Neonatal Circumcision Sarah A. Holzman Aaron Krill Louis Marmon A. Indications Newborn male circumcision is one of the oldest formally recorded surgical procedures as well as among the most controversial…
Renal Replacement Therapy Kara Short Daryl Ingram Vincent Mortellaro Traci Henderson David Askenazi Acute Renal Replacement Therapy The two most common types of acute renal replacement therapy used in the…
Tapping a Ventricular Reservoir Lara M. Leijser Linda S. de Vries A. Introduction The subcutaneous ventricular access device or ventricular reservoir (Fig. 57.1) is used to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)…
Phototherapy Suhasini Kaushal Jayashree Ramasethu Phototherapy is the most common therapeutic intervention used for the treatment of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. The aim of phototherapy is to reduce serum bilirubin…
