Dr. Richard Polin’s 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 today’s 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