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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 3. Resuscitation > |
Chapter 14. Resuscitation of Neonates
Sections: Resuscitation of Neonates: Introduction, Transition from Intrauterine Environment to Extrauterine Life, History, Principles of Resuscitation, The ABCs, Medications, Special Problems in the Newborn, Newborn GI Emergencies, Withholding Neonatal Resuscitation, Discontinuing Neonatal Resuscitation, References.
Topics Discussed: newborn resuscitation.
Excerpt:"Resuscitation of the newborn is required to some extent in nearly
10% of all births. Extensive resuscitation is required
in about 1%. Delivery room resuscitation is required for
>50% of the high-risk population of very-low-birth-weight
(<1500 grams) newborns. With proper antenatal and intrapartum
surveillance, the potential need for active resuscitation at birth
can be identified before birth. Unfortunately, the arrival of a
newborn to the ED is never planned. This chapter reviews the principles
of emergency resuscitation of neonates...."
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