Cranial ultrasounds
CHAPTER 19 Cranial ultrasounds Mark Davies, David Cartwright Findings A routine head ultrasound (US) is recommended for all babies <1750 g or <32 weeks gestational age (GA), on days 3…
Care of the extremely preterm baby
CHAPTER 14 Care of the extremely preterm baby Mark Davies, David Cartwright Initial care of the ELBW infant prior to transfer to Level 3 nursery Avoid birth outside a hospital…
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
CHAPTER 18 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) Mark Davies, Garry Inglis • The strongest risk factors for ROP are gestation and birth weight. The majority of significant ROP occurs in babies…
Hypoglycaemia
CHAPTER 11 Hypoglycaemia Mark Davies, David Cartwright Background Hypoglycaemia is defined as a blood sugar level (BSL) of <2.6 mmol/L as measured by a bedside glucometer or a blood gas…
Anaemia and blood product transfusions
CHAPTER 16 Anaemia and blood product transfusions Mark Davies, David Cartwright Anaemia of prematurity Newborn infants have decreased red blood cell (RBC) production and their haemoglobin concentration [Hb] falls in…
Chronic lung disease (CLD)
CHAPTER 13 Chronic lung disease (CLD) Mark Davies, Garry Inglis Background There is no uniform definition of chronic lung disease (CLD), or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Definitions are usually based on…
Common drugs and infusions
CHAPTER 12 Common drugs and infusions Mark Davies, David Cartwright Common drug doses • Aminophylline (IV) or theophylline (oral/NG) — loading……5 mg/kg — maintenance…2 mg/kg/dose…every 8 hours • Ampicillin (IV)…50…
Fluids and nutrition
CHAPTER 10 Fluids and nutrition Mark Davies, David Cartwright, Garry Inglis Renal function There is a lot we do not understand about newborn renal function. Adult reference ranges of electrolytes…
Thermoregulation
CHAPTER 8 Thermoregulation David Cartwright Background • Temperature regulation is critical to survival of preterm babies. They have few mechanisms for losing heat if too warm, a high surface-area-to-volume ratio…
