Mechanical Ventilation (update In Intensive Care Medicine)
by Laurent Brochard /
2004 / English / PDF
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Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving procedure that has been
used for decades to treat patients with respiratory failure. In
recent years there have been major advances in our understanding
of how to ventilate patients, when to initiate and discontinue
ventilation, and importantly, the side effects of mechanical
ventilation. This book represents a state-of-the-art review by
the leading experts in this field and covers a number of
important topics including epidemiology, underlying physiological
concepts, and approaches to monitoring. The pros and cons of
various modes of ventilation are reviewed, as are novel forms of
ventilation that may play a role in the future management of
patients with respiratory failure. The importance of
patient-ventilator synchrony and ventilator-induced lung injury
are reviewed, with a focus on recent clinical trials and the
challenges of implementing the results into clinical practice.
Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving procedure that has been
used for decades to treat patients with respiratory failure. In
recent years there have been major advances in our understanding
of how to ventilate patients, when to initiate and discontinue
ventilation, and importantly, the side effects of mechanical
ventilation. This book represents a state-of-the-art review by
the leading experts in this field and covers a number of
important topics including epidemiology, underlying physiological
concepts, and approaches to monitoring. The pros and cons of
various modes of ventilation are reviewed, as are novel forms of
ventilation that may play a role in the future management of
patients with respiratory failure. The importance of
patient-ventilator synchrony and ventilator-induced lung injury
are reviewed, with a focus on recent clinical trials and the
challenges of implementing the results into clinical practice.