Respiratory Outcomes in Preterm Infants From Infancy through Adulthood /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hibbs, Anna Maria (Editor), Muhlebach, Marianne S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book presents pulmonary outcomes of prematurity, from their emergence in infancy through to their consequences in adulthood. With an increasing number of preterm births and more infants surviving, there is now a larger population of adults with lung disease originating in infancy requiring spec...

Table of Contents:

• The Problem of the Preterm Lung: Definitions, History, Epidemiology
• Long-Term Structural Changes in the Preterm Lung
• The Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Diagnosis: Definitions, Utility, Limitations
• Infection: Catalyst and Consequences of Pulmonary Morbidity
• Why Do Preterm Infants Wheeze: Clues from the Lab
• Why Do Preterm Infants Wheeze: Clues from Epidemiology
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Airway Outcomes
• Sleep
• The Adolescent and Young Adult Patient
• Diagnostic Modalities: Pulmonary Function Testing and Imaging
• Prevention and Treatment of Post-NICU Morbidity
• Healthcare Utilization and Economic Impact.