1st Edition

Chronic Lung Disease in Early Infancy

Edited By Richard D. Bland, Jacqueline J. Coalson Copyright 1999
1096 Pages
by CRC Press

This definitive volume presents the clinical and pathological features of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a disease that accounts for the majority of long-term hospitalizations, slow growth, and recurrent early childhood respiratory ailments that are common in low-birth-weight newborns.
Highlights relevant animal models for studying the process of

Clinical Aspects

Historical Perspective: Early Observations and Subsequent Evolution of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
William H. Northway, Jr.
Epidemiology of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Clinical Risk Factors and Associated Clinical Conditions
Alma Martinez, Peter Dargaville, and H. William Taeusch
Clinical Course and Lung Function Abnormalities During Development of Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease
Eduardo Bancalari and Alvaro Gonzalez
Radiographic Features of BPD and Potential Application of New Imaging Techniques
David K. Edwards and William H. Northway, Jr.
Pathology of Chronic Lung Disease of Early Infancy
Jacqueline J. Coalson
The Usefulness of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Infants with Evolving Chronic Lung Disease
Carl W. White and Leland L. Fan
Inflammatory Mediators in Neonatal Lung Disease
Christian P. Speer and Peter Groneck
Infection in the Pathogenesis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
William E. Benitz and Ann M. Arvin
Ventilation Strategies and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
W. Alan Hodson
Effect of Respiratory Care Practices on the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Michael R. Gomes and Thomas N. Hansen
Influence of Surfactant Replacement on Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Alan H. Jobe
Drug Treatment for Established BPD
Thomas A. Hazinski
Nutritional Issues in Chronic Lung Disease of Premature Infants
Ilene R. S. Sosenko, Michael T. Kinter, and Robert J. Roberts
Pulmonary Function in BPD and Its Aftermath
Eric C. Eichenwald
Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Michael Apkon, Rodrigo Nehgme, and George Lister
Long-Term Recovery from Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Solomon Alkrinawi and Victor Chernick
The Goal: Prevention of BPD
Mildred T. Stahlman

Normal and Abnormal Alveolar and Airway Development

Unique Features of the Immature Lung that Make It Vulnerable to Injury
Scott H. Randell and Stephen L. Young
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Biography

Richard D. Bland, Jacqueline J. Coalson