Intensive Care in Childhood

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXI

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2. The Fragile Balance Between Cells, Organisms and Environment

   1. The Fragile Balance Between Cells, Organisms and Environment

      • D. Tibboel, E. V. D. Voort

      Pages 1-7

3. Neonatology/Pediatric Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

      • K. R. Stenmark, M. G. Frid, E. C. Dempsey

      Pages 11-35

   3. Free Radicals in Neonatal Intensive Care

      • O. D. Saugstad

      Pages 36-52

   4. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Strategies for Therapeutic Intervention

      • A. K. Tanswell, M. Liu, M. Post

      Pages 53-65

   5. Adverse Effects of Dexamethasone Treatment in Preterm Neonates

      • A. F. Bos, S. Bambang Oetomo

      Pages 66-74

   6. Neonatal Metabolism of surfactant Phosphatidylcholine: Therapeutic Implications

      • L. J. I. Zimmermann

      Pages 75-89

   7. The Lung in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

      • D. Tibboel, T. Okazaki, T. Miyano

      Pages 90-99

   8. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, a Defect beyond Surgical Repair

      • J. C. Molenaar

      Pages 100-103

   9. Neonatal Intensive Care and Neurodevelopmental Outcome

      • N. Weisglas-Kuperus

      Pages 104-113

4. Organization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. Outcome Assessment and Quality Assurance in Pediatric Intensive Care

      • R. J. B. J. Gemke, G. J. Bonsel, A. J. van Vught

      Pages 117-132

   3. Effectiveness and Efficiency in Pediatric Intensive Care

      • F. Shann

      Pages 133-145

   4. Specialized Pediatric Interhospital Transfer

      • J. Britto, C. DeMunter, P. Habibi

      Pages 146-158

   5. The Nursing Mutual Participation Model of Care

      • M. A. Q. Curley

      Pages 159-171

5. Neuroscience

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. The Role of Leukocytes in Global and Focal Brain Ischemia

      • C. L. Schleien, J. W. Kuluz

      Pages 175-186

   3. Hypoxia and Acute Brain Insult

      • R. C. Tasker

      Pages 187-192

   4. Current Management of Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Children

      • R. Rivera Brenes, A. Baltodano Agüero

      Pages 193-205

Intensive care in childhood is a relatively new field of medicine. Due to major differences in physiology, many disciplines are involved in the care of the critically ill child. Apart from specific disease patterns, morbidity in direct relation to the stay in the ICU or the underlying disease mainly determine long term morbidity. Today we understand that the treatment of the critically ill child can have a great impact on the quality of life in adulthood. This book covers the whole spectrum of intensive care in childhood. It is based on the experience of leading specialists from the various fields involved in the treatment of these children.

• Intensivbehandlung
• Kindheit
• care
• childhood
• critically ill child
• intensive care
• schwersterkranktes Kind

• Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sophia Children’s Hospital, University Hospital Rotterdam, GJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

  Dick Tibboel

• Dept. of Pediatrics, Subdivision of Pediatric, Intensive Care, Sophia Children’s Hospital, University Hospital Rotterdam, GJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

  Edwin Voort

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