Neonatal Pain: Suffering, Pain, and Risk of Brain Damage in the Fetus and Newborn - Couverture souple

Buonocore, Giuseppe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8847007313 ISBN 13 : 9788847007314

Editeur : Springer Verlag, 2004

Synopsis

This is the first book dealing with fetal pain and its consequences and with pain in premature babies. The volume gives an overview of the current knowledge in this field. An international team of renowned specialists evaluates neonatal and fetal pain from the different points of view, and possible consequences of pain 'even psychological' on the brain. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals and for post-graduate students in all disciplines.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Giuseppe Buonocore is full professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Unit of Neonatology of the University Hospital of Siena. He is involved in the coordination of numerous pan-European clinical trials, as for example of the European scientific network EURAIBI (acronym for EURope Against Infant Brain Injury). His research interests are in the mechanisms of cell damage in the neonatal brain, with special reference to hypoxia, the role of oxidant radicals in neonatal diseases and in babies with birth asphyxia. Additional research interest fields are ethics in perinatology and fetal and neonatal pain prevention. His research team is funded by several agencies including the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research -cofinance scheme for research projects of high national interest as well as European Community: NEOBRAIN project. Author of more than 100 scientific publications in international journals with IF (Pediatric Research "Biology of Neonate" "Free Radical Biology and Medicine" "Acta Pediatrica" "Archives Diseases in Children" " Journal of Pediatrics" and others). He is Past-President of the European Society for Pediatric Research, and currently a member of the Editorial Board of "Biology of Neonate" Dr. Bellieni, author of a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Pain, works in the University Hospital of Siena as well, and is a member of several national and international societiesm suche as the European Society of Pediatric Research, the Italian Society of Pediatrics and the Italian Society of Neonatology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8847007313
• ISBN 13: 9788847007314
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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