- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Antenatal care, obstetrics, and fetal medicine
- Chapter 2 Management at birth and routine postnatal care
- Chapter 3 Problems on the postnatal ward
- Chapter 4 Admission, discharge, and outcome
- Chapter 5 Fluids and electrolytes
- Chapter 6 Nutrition
- Chapter 7 Respiratory problems
- Chapter 8 Respiratory support
- Chapter 9 Cardiovascular problems
- Chapter 10 Gastrointestinal problems
- Chapter 11 Neurological problems
- Chapter 12 Infection
- Chapter 13 Metabolic problems and jaundice
- Chapter 14 Haematological problems
- Chapter 15 Nephrological and urological problems
- Chapter 16 Endocrinology
- Chapter 17 Iatrogenic problems
- Chapter 18 Neonatal transport
- Chapter 19 Family support, consent, and end of life care
- Chapter 20 Practical procedures
- Chapter 21 Normal values, therapeutic drug levels, and useful formulae
- Index
(p. 51) Admission, discharge, and outcome
- Chapter:
- (p. 51) Admission, discharge, and outcome
- Author(s):
Grenville Fox
, Nicholas Hoque
, and Timothy Watts
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198703952.003.0004
This chapter provides an overview of general issues encountered when babies are admitted to the Neonatal Unit, including routine documentation, monitoring, assessment of gestational age, initial care of the extremely premature infant, assessment and management of pain, perioperative management, and concepts of developmental care. It also provides information on admission criteria, follow-up, and long-term outcome of the very preterm baby.
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- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Antenatal care, obstetrics, and fetal medicine
- Chapter 2 Management at birth and routine postnatal care
- Chapter 3 Problems on the postnatal ward
- Chapter 4 Admission, discharge, and outcome
- Chapter 5 Fluids and electrolytes
- Chapter 6 Nutrition
- Chapter 7 Respiratory problems
- Chapter 8 Respiratory support
- Chapter 9 Cardiovascular problems
- Chapter 10 Gastrointestinal problems
- Chapter 11 Neurological problems
- Chapter 12 Infection
- Chapter 13 Metabolic problems and jaundice
- Chapter 14 Haematological problems
- Chapter 15 Nephrological and urological problems
- Chapter 16 Endocrinology
- Chapter 17 Iatrogenic problems
- Chapter 18 Neonatal transport
- Chapter 19 Family support, consent, and end of life care
- Chapter 20 Practical procedures
- Chapter 21 Normal values, therapeutic drug levels, and useful formulae
- Index