Care of Surgical Neonates

Care of Surgical Neonates is a comprehensive, practice-oriented guide that addresses the unique and complex needs of newborns requiring surgical care. The book emphasises that successful neonatal surgical outcomes depend not only on operative expertise but also on meticulous pre-operative stabilisation, coordinated perioperative management, and structured long-term follow-up. Designed for neonatologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, nurses, and NICU teams, this resource integrates clinical decision-making with multidisciplinary collaboration.

 

Covering the full continuum of care, the book discusses parental counselling and consent, nutritional and nursing care, safe neonatal transport, and system-based approaches to managing surgical neonates. High-impact and commonly encountered surgical conditions including necrotising enterocolitis, neonatal intestinal obstruction, congenital heart diseases, congenital lung anomalies, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal atresia, and hydrocephalus are presented with practical, evidence-based guidance. The final sections focus on post-operative care and follow-up, reinforcing continuity of care beyond the immediate surgical period. 

 

Key Features

 

• Focuses on the entire surgical care pathway: pre-operative, perioperative, and post-operative management

• Strong emphasis on stabilisation, decision-making, and parental counselling

• Dedicated chapters on nutrition, nursing care, and neonatal transport for surgical conditions

• Practical guidance on common and critical neonatal surgical disorders

• Highlights multidisciplinary and systems-based approaches to improve outcomes

• Includes guidance on long-term follow-up and continuity of care for surgical neonates

• Authored by experts from neonatology, pediatric surgery, nursing, and allied specialties

 

This book serves as a dependable reference for clinicians aiming to deliver safe, standardized, and compassionate care to surgical neonates across diverse clinical settings.