Introduction Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a general term encompassing a range of different treatment modalities for patients with what was formally termed acute renal failure and end-stage kidney disease,…
The modern period of transplantation began in the late 1950s, but two earlier periods of interest in clinical and experimental transplantation were the early 1950s and the first two decades…
Outline Overview Components and Functions of the Gastrointestinal Epithelium Microbiome and Diversity Special Neonatal Challenges Total Parenteral Nutrition Antibiotic Use and the Microbiome Gastrointestinal Impact on Systemic Inflammation Developmental Sequelae…
Outline Introduction Role of Intravenous Lipid Emulsions Inflammatory Characteristics of Oil Source Other Oil Sources Role of Phytosterols in the Pathogenesis of IFALD Other Plant Toxins Alpha-Tocopherol Impact of Lipid…
Outline Early Nutrition and Adult Phenotype Developmental Biology of the Adult Consequences of Neonatal and Fetal Nutrition Fetus/Intrauterine Growth Restriction Metabolism Leptin Adiponectin Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Cardiovascular Renal Morphogenesis Endothelial…
Brenda Poindexter, MD, MS Josef Neu, MD In this third edition of Gastroenterology and Nutrition: Neonatology Questions and Controversies , a number of emerging controversies have been identified by esteemed leaders in…
Outline Upper Gastrointestinal Motility and Physiology Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Physiologic Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease—Symptoms Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease—Diagnostic Tests Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease—Treatment Nonpharmacologic Measures Pharmacologic…
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is defined as reduced small bowel length that leads to intestinal failure. Intestinal failure (IF) is defined as a condition caused by inadequate intestinal absorption of…
Outline Introduction NEC—Back to Basics Microbiome Antibiotics Antireflux Medications Blood Transfusions Feedings Probiotics Conclusion Introduction Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease that continues to remain poorly understood. NEC…
Outline Introduction Growth in Surgical Neonates Surgical Stress Response to Operative Trauma and Critical Illness Energy Requirements During Stress Macronutrient Metabolism and Requirements During Stress Micronutrient Metabolism and Requirements Fluid…
