Goldsmith's Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate: An Evidence-Based Approach to Newborn Respiratory Care

Goldsmith's Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, 7th Edition, is a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to neonatal respiratory diseases, covering general principles, assessment, diagnosis, monitoring, therapeutic interventions, adjunctive interventions, and special situations. It includes updated content on technology and guidelines, new chapters on respiratory gas conditioning, PPHN, CDH, gaps in knowledge, and future directions. It also offers extensive visual support and an enhanced eBook version.

Format: Hardback
Length: 616 pages
Publication date: 09 March 2022
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

The 7th Edition of Goldsmith's Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate is a comprehensive and evidence-based guide that covers all aspects of neonatal respiratory care. Written in a user-friendly and multidisciplinary manner, this trusted reference provides authoritative guidance on contemporary management of neonatal respiratory diseases, with an emphasis on evidence-based pharmacologic and technologic advances that improve outcomes and quality of life in newborns.

The book is divided into several chapters, each covering different aspects of respiratory management. The general principles and concepts chapter covers the basics of respiratory physiology, respiratory assessment, and monitoring methods. The assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring methods chapter discusses the various techniques used to evaluate and monitor neonates with respiratory distress. Therapeutic respiratory interventions chapter covers the various respiratory therapies used to support neonates with respiratory diseases, including mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, and airway management.

Adjunctive interventions chapter discusses the various supportive therapies used in neonatal care, such as nutrition, hydration, and medication administration. Special situations and outcomes chapter covers the management of neonates with complex respiratory conditions, including preterm infants, infants with congenital heart disease, and infants with respiratory infections.

The book also includes updated content on rapidly changing technology and guidelines for assisted ventilation, with up-to-date descriptions of bedside methodologies and the rationale for providing all types of ventilator care in infants. New chapters have been added on respiratory gas conditioning, diagnosis and management of PPHN, care of the infant with CDH, gaps in knowledge, and future directions.

Furthermore, the book includes extensive and full-color visual support with photographs, drawings, charts, and diagrams, as well as radiographic images throughout. More than 30 appendices are also included, providing useful forms, assessment charts, ICU flow charts, and procedure steps.

The enhanced eBook version of the book is included with purchase, allowing users to access all of the text, figures, and tables electronically. This version also includes interactive features such as hyperlinks, multimedia content, and self-assessment quizzes.

Overall, Goldsmith's Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, 7th Edition is a must-have reference for the entire NICU. It is easy to use and multidisciplinary in scope, providing authoritative guidance on contemporary management of neonatal respiratory diseases. With its emphasis on evidence-based pharmacologic and technologic advances, this book is an outstanding resource for neonatologists and NICU professionals to acquire new knowledge and techniques in this critical area of neonatal care.

Weight: 1520g
Dimension: 226 x 285 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323761772
Edition number: 7 ed