The newborn lung: neonatology questions and controversies

Molecular bases for lung development, injury, and repair / Shu Wu -- Perinatal events and their influence on lung development and injury / Suhas G. Kallapur and Alan H. Jobe -- Vascular development and neonatal pulmonary circulation / Robin H. Steinhorn -- The omics of the new BPD / Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Charitharth Vivek Lal and Vineet Bhandari -- Role of microbiome in lung injury / Namasivayam Ambalavanan and Rose M. Viscardi -- Definitions and diagnostic criteria of bronchopulmonary dysplasia : clinical and research implications / Eduardo Bancalari, Nelson Claure, Alan Jobe, Matthew Laughon -- Patent ductus arteriosus and the lung : acute effects and long-term consequences / Martin Kluckow, Eduardo Bancalari, Ilene R.S. Sosenko, Nelson Claure -- Ventilator-associated pneumonia / Thomas A. Hooven and Richard A. Polin -- Long-term pulmonary outcome of preterm infants / Lex Doyle and Jeanie Cheong -- Respiratory and cardiovascular support in the delivery room / Gary M. Weiner, Stuart B. Hooper, Peter G. Davis, Myra H. Wyckoff -- Noninvasive ventilation of preterm infants : an alternative to mechanical ventilation / Brett J. Manley -- Newer strategies for surfactant delivery / Peter Dargaville -- Respiratory control and apnea in premature infants / Richard J. Martin, Vidhi Shah and Juliann Di Fiore -- Oxygenation instability in the premature infant / Nelson Claure, Richard Martin, Juliann Di Fiore, Eduardo Bancalari -- Optimal oxygenation in extremely preterm infants / Waldemar A. Carlo -- Patient ventilator interaction / Nelson Claure, Eduardo Bancalari and Martin Keszler -- Pulmonary-cardiovascular interaction / Shahab Noori -- Ventilator strategies to reduce lung injury and duration of mechanical ventilation / Nelson Claure and Martin Keszler -- Automation of respiratory support / Nelson Claure, Martin Keszler and Eduardo Bancalari -- Pre and post natal steroids and pulmonary outcomes / Alan H. Jobe -- Cell based therapy for neonatal lung diseases / Karen C Young, Bernard Thebaud, Won Soon -- Management of the infant with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia / Leif D. Nelin, Steven Abman and Howard Panitch

Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today's practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient