We have reached a point of impasse in treatment of preterm infants and many of their illnesses. Many of the problems we see in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are persistent problems that are stubbornly resistant to our armamentarium of pharmacological, nutritional and supportive care. These include chronic lung disease/bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), neonatal sepsis, and even pain management. Multiple strategies to address these problems have failed or been tested and found to be ineffective over the past decades.
The primary goal of this collection is to advance our understanding and treatment of these intractable issues through innovative research and novel therapeutic approaches. We seek to explore and highlight emerging trends, groundbreaking technologies, and interdisciplinary strategies that have the potential to improve outcomes for preterm infants.
In this Research Topic, we welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Brief Research Report, and Case Report articles focusing on the development of new pharmacology, ventilator strategies, bioelectric, or other interventions designed to treat neonatal disease. The scope of this collection is meant to encompass the broad range of diseases seen in pre-term infants.
Keywords:
Preterm Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU, Chronic Lung Disease, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NEC, Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Disease Interventions
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
We have reached a point of impasse in treatment of preterm infants and many of their illnesses. Many of the problems we see in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are persistent problems that are stubbornly resistant to our armamentarium of pharmacological, nutritional and supportive care. These include chronic lung disease/bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), neonatal sepsis, and even pain management. Multiple strategies to address these problems have failed or been tested and found to be ineffective over the past decades.
The primary goal of this collection is to advance our understanding and treatment of these intractable issues through innovative research and novel therapeutic approaches. We seek to explore and highlight emerging trends, groundbreaking technologies, and interdisciplinary strategies that have the potential to improve outcomes for preterm infants.
In this Research Topic, we welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Brief Research Report, and Case Report articles focusing on the development of new pharmacology, ventilator strategies, bioelectric, or other interventions designed to treat neonatal disease. The scope of this collection is meant to encompass the broad range of diseases seen in pre-term infants.
Keywords:
Preterm Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU, Chronic Lung Disease, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NEC, Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Disease Interventions
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.