Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant (2-Volume Set)

By Avroy A. Fanaroff, Michele C. Walsh, Richard J. Martin MD, et al.

This 2-volume "bible" of neonatology has been exhaustively updated to reflect all of the sweeping developments that have recently occurred in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Representing every relevant specialty, its 122 renowned contribudiscuss everything from the latest discoveries in molecular biology, immunology, and genetics...through the newest techniques for ventilation and imaging...to the ethics of how viability is defined.Examines new non-invasive monitoring systems such as transcutaneous glucose monitoring, infrared blood flow monitoring, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, new MR brain imaging techniques, and near-infrared spectroscopy and optical imaging.Incorporates brand-new material on the history of neonatology...medical and surgical treatment of the fetus...and practicing evidence-based neonatal/perinatal medicine. Contains new material on high-frequency ventilation and cutting-edge guidelines for managing a micropremie.Explores how recent advances in genetics have expanded the options for testing and treating various disorders.Offers added coverage on the management of neonatal ventilation.Features a new chapter stressing collaboration between neonatologists, perinatologists, and obstetricians.Delivers an enhanced focus on evidence-based medicine.Presents increased information on databases used for the evaluation of outcomes in neonatal medicine.Provides all-new references to reflect the most recent sources in the literature...many new and updated case studies...and numerous brand-new illustrations and tables.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323009298
• ISBN13: 9780323009294
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 1915 Pages
• Weight: 12.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 9.0" x 3.8"