Cargando…

Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation

Respiratory system and artificial ventilation are key topics when considering the main aspects of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine: assisted ventilation techniques are essential to preserve the patient's life, but just as any other treatments they can be also extremely pernicious. Sci...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lucangelo, Umberto (Autor), Pelosi, Paolo (Autor), Zin, Walter A. (Autor), Aliverti, Andrea (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Properties of the Respiratory System
  • Control of Breathing
  • Elastic and Resistive Properties of the Respiratory System
  • Flow Limitation and its Determination
  • Intrinsic PEEP and its Determination
  • Interactions Between Pulmonary Circulation and Ventilation
  • Interactions Between the Pulmonary Circulation and Ventilation: An Overview for Intensivists
  • Monitoring of the Respiratory Mechanics
  • Monitoring of Respiratory Mechanics in the Intensive Care Unit: Models, Techniques and Measurement Methods
  • Acute Lung Injury-ARDS, Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS and the Open Lung Concept
  • Pathophysiology of ARDS
  • Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury
  • Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS
  • The Open Lung Concept in Cardiac Surgery Patients
  • Nosocomial Pneumonia
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia
  • Prone Ventilation
  • Prone Ventilation To Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
  • Prone Positioning of Patients with ARDS
  • Prone Ventilation in Trauma Patients
  • Old and New Artificial Ventilation Techniques
  • Advanced Modalities in Negative-Pressure Ventilation
  • High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation
  • Non-invasive Ventilation
  • Non-invasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure and COPD or ARDS
  • Non-invasive Respiratory Assistance in Paediatric Patients.