The Respiratory Tract in Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury

The field of critical care medicine is in the midst of a dramatic change. Technological and scientific advances during the last decade have resulted in a fundamental change in the way we view disease processes, such as sepsis, shock, acute lung injury, and traumatic brain injury. Pediatric intensivi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Wheeler, Derek S. (Editor ), Wong, Hector R. (Editor ), Shanley, Thomas P. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Critical care medicine.
Pediatrics.
Respiratory organs-Diseases.
Diseases.
Intensive Care Medicine.
Pneumology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Disorders of the Pediatric Chest
  • Respiratory Monitoring
  • Bronchoscopy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
  • Prone Positioning
  • High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
  • Pulmonary Surfactant: Biology and Therapy
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Extracorporeal Life Support for Children with Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract
  • Congenital Airway and Respiratory Tract Anomalies
  • Status Asthmaticus
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Pneumonia and Empyema
  • Pediatric Lung Transplantation
  • Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
  • Diseases of the Pulmonary Vascular System.

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