Respiratory management in critical care /

This book first appeared as a well received series in 'Thorax'. It has leading international authorship and is presented in a clear and attractive format. The articles cover management of the acute respiratory diseases requiring intensive care. They are therefore relevant both for respirat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Griffiths, M. J. D., Evans, Timothy W.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : BMJ Pub. Group, 2004.
Subjects:
Respiratory intensive care.
Respiratory organs > Diseases > Treatment.
Respiratory therapy.
Critical care medicine.
Critical Care
Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory Therapy > methods
Respiratory Tract Diseases > therapy
Critical Care > methods
Soins intensifs en inhalothérapie.
Appareil respiratoire > Maladies > Traitement.
Inhalothérapie.
Soins intensifs.
MEDICAL > Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Respiratory.
Critical care medicine
Respiratory intensive care
Respiratory organs > Diseases > Treatment
Respiratory therapy
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) > Andre fag
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Contents"; "Contributors"; "Introduction"; "EVOLUTION OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE AS A SPECIALTY"; "ARE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS EFFECTIVE?"; "TRAINING IN INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE"; "TRAINING IN INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE IN THE UK"; "THE FUTURE FOR INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE: A UK PERSPECTIVE"; "CONCLUSION"; "REFERENCES"; "1 Pulmonary investigations for acute respiratory failure"; "STRATEGY FOR INVESTIGATING ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND DIFFUSE PULMONARY INFILTRATES"; "BRONCHOSCOPY"; "RADIOLOGY"; "LUNG FUNCTION"; "SUMMARY"; "REFERENCES"; "2 Oxygen delivery and consumption in the critically ill."
  • "OXYGEN TRANSPORT""OXYGEN DELIVERY"; "OXYGEN CONSUMPTION"; "CLINICAL FACTORS AFFECTING METABOLIC RATE AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION"; "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND DELIVERY"; "SHOULD GOAL DIRECTED THERAPY BE ABANDONED?"; "REGIONAL OXYGEN DELIVERY"; "OXYGEN TRANSPORT FROM CAPILLARY BLOOD TO INDIVIDUAL CELLS"; "OXYGEN DELIVERY AT THE TISSUE LEVEL"; "RECOGNITION OF INADEQUATE TISSUE OXYGEN DELIVERY"; "CELLULAR OXYGEN UTILISATION"; "CELLULAR METABOLIC RESPONSE TO HYPOXIA"; "OXYGEN SENSING AND GENE ACTIVATION"; "REFERENCES"; "3 Critical care management of community acquired pneumonia."
  • "ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY""CO-MORBIDITY"; "MICROBIOLOGY"; "MICROBIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND DIAGNOSIS"; "ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT"; "INTENSIVE CARE TREATMENT"; "RESPIRATORY MANAGEMENT"; "FAILURE TO IMPROVE"; "OUTCOME AND PROGNOSIS"; "REFERENCES"; "4 Nosocomial pneumonia"; "DEFINITIONS"; "ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT"; "DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGIES"; "STATEMENTS FROM A CONSENSUS CONFERENCE"; "NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT"; "RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMPIRICAL ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT"; "CONCLUSION"; "REFERENCES."
  • "5 Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome: definitions and epidemiology""DEFINITIONS"; "EPIDEMIOLOGY"; "CONCLUSION"; "REFERENCES"; "6 The pathogenesis of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome"; "DEFINITIONS"; "PATHOLOGY"; "PATHOGENESIS"; "INFLAMMATION"; "THE FIBROPROLIFERATIVE RESPONSE"; "RESOLUTION OF ARDS"; "PATHOPHYSIOLOGY RELATED TO PATHOLOGY"; "CONCLUSIONS"; "REFERENCES"; "7 Critical care management of severe acute respiratory syndrome"; "AETIOLOGICAL AGENT"; "CLINICAL FEATURES"; "DIAGNOSTIC TESTING"; "NATURAL HISTORY"; "TREATMENT"; "SURVIVAL."
  • "MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE""INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS"; "CONCLUSIONS"; "REFERENCES"; "8 Ventilator induced lung injury"; "MAJOR DETERMINANTS OF VILI"; "MANIFESTATION OF VILI"; "MECHANISMS OF VILI"; "CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF VILI"; "ARDS"; "CONCLUSION"; "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"; "REFERENCES"; "9 Ventilatory management of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome"; "PATHOPHYSIOLOGY"; "RESPIRATORY MECHANICS"; "VENTILATORY STRATEGIES IN ARDS"; "PEEP"; "PRONE VENTILATION"; "HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION"; "LIQUID VENTILATION"; "OTHER RESPIRATORY SUPPORT"; "CONCLUSION"; "REFERENCES."

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