Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Hematology and Transfusion Medicine

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• SECTION 1 HEMATOLOGY1. Innovations in Screening and Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia2. The Pivotal Role of Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis3. Nucleated Red Blood Cells in Neonatal Medicine4. Age-Appropriate Biology of Neonatal Neutrophils5. New Erythrocyte Diagnostic Parameters in Neonatal Medicine6. Neonatal Iron Homeostasis7. Risk Factors for Iron Deficiency in Neonates8. Using Targeted Genetic Panels to Find the Causes of Neonatal Hemolytic AnemiaSECTION 2 TRANSFUSION MEDICINE9. Erythropoietin and Darbepoetin Use in the NICU10. NICU Transfusion Guidelines and Strategies to Minimize Transfusions11. Neonatal Blood Banking and Transfusion: Current Questions and Controversies12. Recent Advances in NICU Platelet Transfusions13. Novel Approaches to Identify NICU Patients Who Would Benefit From Platelet Transfusions14. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Administering Fresh Frozen Plasma in the NICU15. Pathophysiologic Importance of Platelets in Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

"This is the 4th edition of this book, part of the Neonatology Questions series. The topics in this series change slightly with each edition as the previous edition of this volume, published in 2018, included genetics and immunology." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Jay P. Goldsmith, MD (Tulane University School of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 98 - 5 Stars!