Noninvasive mechanical ventilation [electronic resource] : theory, equipment, and clinical applications / edited by Antonio Matias Esquinas.

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective technique for the management of patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure due to a variety of disorders. This comprehensive and up-to-date book explores all aspects of the subject. The opening sections are devoted to theory and equipment, w...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Esquinas, Antonio M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; London : Springer, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Interface technology in critical care settings
  • Ventilatory modes and ventilators: theory, technology, and equipment
  • Patient-ventilator interactions
  • Monitoring and complications
  • Chronic applications of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and related issues
  • Critical care applications of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and related issues
  • The role of sedation
  • Weaning from conventional mechanical ventilation and postextubation failure
  • Intraoperative and postoperative indications for noninvasive mechanical ventilation
  • Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in neonates and children.