1. American Pediatric Surgical Association. Optimal resources for children’s surgical care in the United States. An outline to organize surgical care for infants and children, with an emphasis on regionalization of specialty care.
http://community.eapsa.org/Resources/ViewDocument/?DocumentKey=d8c93de4-f17e-425c-b526-00965bb64da9
. Accessed 7 Aug 2013.
2. Marquez TT, Antonoff MB, Saltzman DA. Physiology of the newborn. In: Holcomb III GW, Murphy JP, Ostlie DJ, editors. Ashcraft’s pediatric surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2010. p. 3–18. (Chapter 1) This is an excellent basic reference for most pediatric surgical conditions. It is appropriate for libraries in all hospitals of any size.
3. Nakayama DK. Management of the surgical newborn: physiological foundations and practical considerations. J Pediatr Urol. 2010; 6:232–8. A review of classical physiological features in newborn infants that form the basis of surgical care.