Neonatal Intensive Care for Extremely Preterm Infants

Japanese NICUs have maintained some of the highest survival rates in the world for all preterm infants, including extremely preterm babies, for more than a decade. In Neonatal Intensive Care for Extremely Preterm Infants: Japanese NICU Practices to Prevent Mortality and Morbidities, top Japanese researchers from top Japanese institutions come together to share their knowledge and implementation strategies globally. Utilizing the same drugs and devices found in NICUs worldwide, this title reviews how Japanese NICUs use them most effectively to improve outcomes in highest-risk infants. Chapters cover resuscitation and respiratory care, circulatory support, neurological care, fluid management, nutrition support, and infection control. Final chapters are devoted to sharing details of the Japanese NICU clinical environment as well as best practices for extremely preterm infant followup after NICU discharge. Researchers and clinicians worldwide will find this title to be an invaluable resource in improving outcomes for this most vulnerable population. Reviews Japanese intensive care best practices for extremely preterm infantsProvides knowledge and guidance by top Japanese researchers from top institutions with the best outcomes in neonatal intensive care?Offers strategies to prevent mortality and morbidities and improve patient outcomes