Whole-Body Cooling
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Gastrostomy
Gastrostomy Bavana Ketha Megan E. Beck Kathryn M. Maselli Thomas Sato A. Alfred Chahine A. Definition Gastrostomy is the placement of a catheter in the stomach for a variety of…
Neonatal Ostomy and Gastrostomy Care
Neonatal Ostomy and Gastrostomy Care Linda C. D’Angelo Dorothy Goodman Kara Johnson Laura Welch June Amling Introduction An ostomy is the construction of a permanent or temporary opening in the…
