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Understanding Mechanical Ventilation A Practical Handbook /

The care of patients with multiple life-threatening problems is a monumental challenge. Burgeoning information has deluged the generalist and placed increasing reliance on the specialist. Predictably, this has led to the evolution of a team approach, but this does not assist the novice in critical c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hasan, Ashfaq (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical Aspects of Mechanical Ventilation
  • The Indications for Mechanical Ventilation
  • Physiological Considerations in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
  • The Conventional Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
  • Ventilator Settings
  • Ventilator Alarms
  • Monitoring Gas Exchange in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
  • Monitoring Lung Mechanics in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
  • Mechanical Ventilation in Specific Disorders
  • The Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
  • Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
  • Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Negative Pressure Ventilation
  • Airway Humidification in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
  • Aerosol Therapy in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
  • Nonconventional Modes and Adjunctive Therapies for Mechanical Ventilation
  • Case Studies.