Neonatal Intensive Care Principles and Guidelines [Paperback]

1. Practical Management of High-Risk Newborns.- Evaluation and Treatment of the Newborn Immediately After Birth.- 1.1 Predisposing Risk Factors.- 1.2 Diagnosis of Postpartum Condition.- 1.3 Classification of Asphyxia.- 1.4 Primary Care and Resuscitation.- 1.5 Assessment of Gestational Age.- 1.5.1 Definitions.- 1.5.2 Requirements for Assessment of Gestational Age.- 1.5.3 Criteria for Assessment of Gestational Age.- 1.6 Intrauterine Growth Curves.- 1.7 Differentiation Between Preterm and Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants.- 1.8 Determining the Stage of Dysmaturity.- 1.9 Main Symptoms During the First Days of Life.- 1.1 References.- 2 Transport of High-Risk Newborns.- 2.1 Indications for Transfer.- 2.2 Informations Prior to Transport.- 2.3 Organization and Conduct of the Transport.- 2.4 Equipment of a Mobile Intensive Care Unit.- 2.5 Contents of the Emergency Kit.- 2.6 Measures Following Transport.- 2.2 References.- 3 Patient Supervision.- 3.1 Pulse and Heart Rate.- 3.2 Variance of the Heart Rate.- 3.3 Respiration.- 3.4 Temperature.- 3.4.1 Servocontrol.- 3.4.2 Temperature Monitoring.- 3.4.3 Intermittent Manual Measurement.- 3.4.4 Incubator Temperature.- 3.5 Blood Pressure.- 3.5.1 Flush Method.- 3.5.2 Detection of Pulse Waves or Vascular Movements with Ultrasound.- 3.5.3 Direct Measurement.- 3.6 Central Venous Pressure.- 3.6.1 Umbilical Vein Catheter.- 3.6.2 Continuous Measurement with Electronic Pressure Transducer.- 3.7 Computer-Assisted Patient Monitoring.- 3.3 References.- 4 Nutrition During the First Days of Life.- 4.1 General.- 4.2 Oral Feeding.- 4.2.1 Healthy Term Infants.- 4.2.2 Preterm Infants.- 4.2.3 Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants.- 4.2.4 Sick Infants.- 4.3 Nasojejunal Feeding.- 4.4 Supplementary Intravenous Feeding.- 4.5 Total Parenteral Nutrition.- 4.4 References.- II. Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Disorders.- 5 Blood Gas Analysis.- 5.1 Measuring Techniques.- 5.1.1 Direct Measurement with Sensitive Electrodes (e. g., Corning, AVL).- 5.1.2 Indirectl“+