Dr. Richard Polins Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the toughest challenges facing physicians and care providers in clinical practice, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to todays practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient.
SECTION 1 HEMATOLOGY 1 Innovations in Screening and Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia 2 The Pivotal Role of Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis 3 Nucleated Red Blood Cells in Neonatal Medicine 4 Age-Appropriate Biology of Neonatal Neutrophils 5 New Erythrocyte Diagnostic Parameters in Neonatal Medicine 6 Neonatal Iron Homeostasis 7 Risk Factors for Iron Deficiency in Neonates 8 Using Targeted Genetic Panels to Find the Causes of Neonatal Hemolytic Anemia SECTION 2 TRANSFUSION MEDICINE 9 Erythropoietin and Darbepoetin Use in the NICU 10 NICU Transfusion Guidelines and Strategies to Minimize Transfusions 11 Neonatal Blood Banking and Transfusion: Current Questions and Controversies 12 Recent Advances in NICU Platelet Transfusions 13 Novel Approaches to Identify NICU Patients Who Would Benefit From Platelet Transfusions 14 Evidence-Based Guidelines for Administering Fresh Frozen Plasma in the NICU 15 Pathophysiologic Importance of Platelets in Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis Index