Neonatal Equipment Everything that you would like to know!

Neonatal equipment is crucial for providing safe and effective care to the newborn. Often rational use of life-saving equipment determines the quality of care for sick babies. This book is a novel idea of authors who have collated the key equipment required in setting neonatal intensive care unit during the last two decades. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the book includes recently launched equipment e.g. cooling devices, high flow nasal cannula, amplitude EEG and inhaled nitric oxide systems. This unique book aims to provide comprehensive information on the neonatal equipment to all pediatricians and neonatologists, and also help them in selecting right equipment and how to use and maintain it in a cost-effective manner. Ashok K Deorari MD, Dipiomate NB, FAMS, Fellow NNF is currently Professor, Department of Pediatrics, WHO Collaborating Centre for Newborn Training and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He is a passionate teacher and steers a multimodal education program in neonatal ventilation, CPAP and newborn nursing in South-East Asia and many other countries. He pioneered web-based education (www.ontop-in.org, smartphone apps) that has helped in dissemination of evidence-based newborn practices globally. He motivates heath care providers to embrace quality improvement for reaping maximum dividends of education translation. He has authored many popular books on neonatal health. Vinod K Paul MD, PhD, Dipiomate NB, MAMS, FIAP, Fellow NNF is currently Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, WHO Collaborating Centre for Newborn Training and Research, AIIMS, New Delhi. A teacher and researcher par excellence, he has made outstanding contribution to newborn and child health globally through advocacy, research and policy. He has been member of many important committees on child health. He was awarded Dr BR Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research by ICMR (2009). Anu Sachdeva MD, DM is currently Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, WHO Collaborating Centre for Newborn Training and Research, AIIMS, New Delhi. She has been instrumental in developing online courses in neonatology for paediatricians and nurses. She has active interests in education and research. She has over 35 publications and 15 book chapters to her credit.