Ventilator management strategies for critical care / edited by Nicholas S. Hill, Mitchell M. Levy.

Contents
Part One. DEMOGRAPHICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure
Evolution of the Modern Mechanical Ventilator
Utilization of Mechanical Ventilation for Critical Care: An International Perspective
Costs Associated with Mechanical Ventilation


Part Two. STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL UTILIZATION OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CRITICAL CARE

Mechanical Ventilation: Protocol-Driven Strategies
Noninvasive Ventilation: A Strategy to Improve Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Critical Care
New Modes of Ventilation
Closed Loop Mechanical Ventilation
Treatment of Agitation and Its Comorbidities in the Intensive Care Unit
Optimal Airway Management in Ventilated Patients

Part Three. VENTILATORY STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Ventilator Management Strategies for Acute Asthma
Ventilator Management Strategies for COPD Patients
Strategies of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Not Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Part Four. STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE THE WEANING PROCESS

Strategies for Predicting Successful Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Optimizing the Efficiency of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Noninvasive Ventilation to Facilitate Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation


Part Five. STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE COMPLICATIONS OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Strategies to Avoid Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Strategies for Diagnosing, Managing and Avoiding Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Effects of Mechanical Ventilation on Heart-Lung Interactions

Part Six. OUTCOMES OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Extubation Failure: Predictions and Consequences
Pulling the Plug : Ethical Considerations in the Withholding and withdrawal of mechanical Ventilation.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.