This note covers the following topics: guidance
summary, key terms, key priorities for implementation, threshold table, summary
of all recommendations, research recommendations, treatment threshold graphs,
investigation phototherapy and exchange transfusion pathways, introduction,
neonatal jaundice, aim of the guideline, areas outside the remit of the
guideline, who has developed the guideline, related nice guidance, guideline
methodology, factors that influence hyperbilirubinaemia and kernicterus, factors
that influence hyperbilirubinaemia, risk factors for kernicterus andor adverse
sequelae, early prediction of serious hyperbilirubinaemia, tests that predict
hyperbilirubinaemia, tests that do not predict hyperbilirubinaemia, recognition,
visualclinical examination, devices for measuring bilirubin, formal assessment
for the causes of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia, tests to detect underlying
disease in all babies with hyperbilirubinaemia, formal assessment of babies with
prolonged jaundice, treatment, how to manage hyperbilirubinaemia, phototherapy,
exchange transfusion, other treatments and satisfaction with treatment.
Author(s): National Collaborating Centre for
Women’s and Children’s Health
This note covers neonatology
terms, Transition to extrauterine physiology, Medical care for newborns in
perinatal centre, Assessment for well being, Neonatal resuscitation, Physical
characteristics of the newborn, Care prior to discharge,Care after discharge to 7 days, Transient
condition of newborns and nutrition in infants.
This PDF covers the following
topics related to Neonatology : Introduction, Apnea of Prematurity, Bilirubin,
Hypotension, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Principles of Respiratory Support,
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Principles of
Nutritional Support, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Brain
Injury in the Preterm Infant.
Author(s): William MacKendrick, M.D. Head, Division of
Neonatology, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Preterm birth is a complex cluster of problems with a set
of overlapping factors of influence. Its causes may include individual-level
behavioral and psychosocial factors, neighborhood characteristics, environmental
exposures, medical conditions, infertility treatments, biological factors, and
genetics. Many of these factors occur in combination, particularly in those who
are socioeconomically disadvantaged or who are members of racial and ethnic
minority groups. This book explains all the above mentioned factors related to
Preterm Birth.
Author(s): ichard E Behrman and
Adrienne Stith Butler
Neonatal sepsis still remains
a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn, particularly in
preterm, low birth weight infants. Topics covered includes: Early Detection and
Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Pneumonia, Neonatal Osteomyelitis, The
Role of C-Reactive Protein in the Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis, Immunoglobulins
in the Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis.
This book investigates
pathogenetic mechanisms implicated in fetal brain injury, sleep apnea, as well
as covering the field of neonatal gastroenterology and nutrition care. It
stimulates further research by fully acquainting the reader with the current
knowledge and future perspectives in the sphere of an epidemiologic study for
low birthweight, and the introduction of an effective, evidence-based
innovational newborn program of care.