Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care 3rd Edition Full Text
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A successful transition from fetal to neonatal life is dependent upon the profound
cardiorespiratory adaptations occurring at this time. Unfortunately, these events
frequently require medical intervention, especially in preterm infants. The conse-
quences of the resultant pathophysiologic changes and therapeutic interventions in
such neonates may have long lasting effects on the developing respiratory system
and even the neurodevelopmental outcome of this high-risk population.
Recognition of the importance of neonatal respiratory management was an early
milestone in the history of neonatology. The role of surfactant deficiency in the
etiology of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome was sealed over 50 years ago,
and this paved the way for the introduction of assisted ventilation for this population
in the 1960s. I was privileged to be introduced to neonatal pediatrics in the early
1970s at a time when the advent of continuous positive airway pressure demon-
strated how physiologic insight can be translated into effective therapy. The decade
of the 1970s offered so many other innovations in neonatal respiratory care. These
included noninvasive blood gas monitoring, xanthine therapy for apnea, and our
first real understanding of the pathogenesis and management of meconium aspira-
tion syndrome, group B streptococcal pneumonia, and persistent fetal circulation or
primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, three frequently interrelated con-
ditions. The decade ended in remarkable fashion with the introduction of exogenous
surfactant therapy and recognition that the novel new technique of high-frequency
ventilation allows effective gas exchange in sick neonates.
The last 30 years have enabled us to build drastically on the foundation of this
earlier period in neonatal respiratory management. The improved survival of
extremely low birth weight infants has been nothing short of spectacular. For pre-
term infants, the focus is now clearly to reduce the unacceptably high incidence of
bronchopulmonary dysplasia. However, many key questions in neonatal respiratory
care still need to be addressed. What constitutes optimal ventilatory strategy and
optimal targets for gas exchange as reflected in levels of PaO2 and PaCO2? What is
the risk/benefit ratio of current and future pharmacologic adjuncts to ventilatory
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viii Foreword
It is indeed a privilege for us to edit the third edition of the Manual of Neonatal
Respiratory Care, and we were honored when Springer Science+Business Media
approached us to do this.
In the years that have passed since the second edition, much has transpired, some
technological and some philosophical. Microprocessor-based technology continues
to refine the equipment at our disposal and to offer us almost limitless ways to man-
age neonatal respiratory failure. At the same time, there has been a resurgence in the
philosophy of minimal intervention, giving rise to the new popularity of continuous
positive airway pressure and noninvasive ventilation. We have entered the age of
evidence-based medicine, emphasizing the importance of the randomized, con-
trolled trial. We have seen enormous growth in information technology and world-
wide access to it. Therapeutic options also continue to expand, but greater care must
be taken as survival of even more premature babies accentuates their toxicities and
complications.
We have maintained the same outline format for the third edition, appreciating
the positive feedback we have received from many that this is conducive to bedside
use. We have not only updated previous chapters, we have added newer ones to
reflect changes in practice, equipment, and science. Some of these include an
expanded focus on oxygen toxicity, control of oxygen delivery, use of nasal cannula
therapy, noninvasive ventilation, newer ventilators, management of hemodynamics,
home ventilation, interpreting medical literature, medico-legal issues, and an expan-
sive contemporary bibliography on neonatal respiratory care.
Our list of contributors represents a world-class group of scientists, clinicians, and
experts in their respective fields. We are indebted to them for taking the time and
effort to provide their insights and knowledge. The Manual of Neonatal Respiratory
Care would also not have been possible without the efforts of many “behind the
scenes” individuals, including our development editor, Mike Griffin, and our acquisi-
tions editor, Shelley Reinhardt, both of Springer; Vicky Hall in Middlesbrough; and
Susan Peterson in Ann Arbor, who coordinated the efforts of more than 50 contributors,
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x Preface
and somehow managed to get all 85 chapters formatted the same way (an incredible
feat!). Lastly, we acknowledge our wives, Paula Donn, and Lalita Dean, for their
patience and sacrifices while we put the Manual together.
Change will continue to occur at a rapid pace. What we hope this edition accom-
plishes is the establishment of fundamentals that will enable the clinician to develop
the ability to assimilate change in a physiologically sound way while providing the
best possible care to his or her patients.
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xii Contents
10 Ventilator Parameters............................................................................ 93
Waldemar A. Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan,
and Robert L. Chatburn
11 Respiratory Gas Conditioning and Humidification ............................ 99
Andreas Schulze