Ventilator management strategies for critical care /
edited by Nicholas S. Hill, Mitchell M. Levy.
- New York : M. Dekker, c2001.
- xxi, 833 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 158 .
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.