Ventilator Management Strategies for Critical Care

Author:   Nicholas Hill (Monash University, Australia) ,  Mitchell M. Levy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Volume:   v. 158
ISBN:  

9780824705220


Pages:   832
Publication Date:   15 June 2001
Format:   Hardback
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This volume provides disease-specific strategies for the management of patients receiving mechanical ventilation - emphasizing effective weaning processes, monitored sedation, minimization of complications and infection, and new modes of treatment for patients in critical care. It also explores ancillary approaches, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, oxygenation, and bronchodilator therapy as options to optimize cost and reduce injury.

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Author:   Nicholas Hill (Monash University, Australia) ,  Mitchell M. Levy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   v. 158
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780824705220


ISBN 10:   082470522
Pages:   832
Publication Date:   15 June 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

DEMOGRAPHICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure Sean P. Keenan and Dean R. Chittock Evolution of the Modern Mechanical Ventilator Neil MacIntyre Utilization of Mechanical Ventilation for Critical Care: An International Perspective Antonio Anzueto and Andres Esteban Costs Associated with Mechanical Ventilation William T. McGee STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL UTILIZATION OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CRITICAL CARE Mechanical Ventilation: Protocol-Driven Strategies Marin H. Kollef Noninvasive Ventilation: A Strategy to Improve Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Critical Care Nicholas S. Hill and Denis Lin New Modes of Ventilation Dean Hess and Richard D. Branson Closed Loop Mechanical Ventilation Brian A. Kimble and Mitchell M. Levy Treatment of Agitation and Its Comorbidities in the Intensive Care Unit David Crippen Optimal Airway Management in Ventilated Patients George B. Buczko VENTILATORY STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE Ventilator Management Strategies for Acute Asthma Thomas Corbridge and Jesse B. Hall Ventilator Management Strategies for COPD Patients Denis Lin and Nicholas S. Hill Strategies of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Joseph V. Meharg and James R. Klinger Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Not Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease G. Umberto Meduri, Massimo Antonelli, and Giorgio Conti STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE THE WEANING PROCESS Strategies for Predicting Successful Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation G. R. Scott Budinger and Martin J. Tobin Optimizing the Efficiency of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation E. Wesley Ely, David L. Bowton, and Edward F. Haponik Noninvasive Ventilation to Facilitate Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Stafano Nava and Fiorenzo Rubini STRATEGIES TO MINIMI

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"""an outstanding group of authors will surely be of interest to pulmonary and critical care fellows. ""-Chest"


an outstanding group of authors will surely be of interest to pulmonary and critical care fellows. -Chest


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Nicholas S. Hill, Mitchell M. Levy

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