Noninvasive mechanical ventilation : theory, equipment, and clinical applications

Interface Technology in Critical Care Settings.- Full Mask Ventilation.- Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Theory and Technology.- Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Clinical Applications.- Ventilatory Modes and Ventilators: Theory, Technology, and Equipment.- Pressure Support Ventilation.- Ventilators for Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Home Mechanical Ventilators.- Maintenance Protocol for Home Ventilation Circuits.- Nocturnal Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Patient-Ventilator Interactions.- Patient-Ventilator Interaction During Noninvasive Pressure-Supported Spontaneous Respiration in Patients with Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Asynchrony and Cyclic Variability in Pressure Support Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Pressure Support Ventilation with Airway Management System (BiPAP) Devices.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing in Noninvasive Ventilation.- New Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Device for Cheyne-Stokes Respiration.- Monitoring and Complications.- Nocturnal Monitoring in the Evaluation of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Complications During Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation.- CHRONIC APPLICATIONS OF NONINVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND RELATED ISSUES.- Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Cardiovascular Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atherosclerosis.- Transnasal Insufflation -Ventilator Interaction During Noninvasive Pressure-Supported Spontaneous Respiration in Patients with Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Asynchrony and Cyclic Variability in Pressure Support Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Pressure Support Ventilation with Airway Management System (BiPAP) Devices.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing in Noninvasive Ventilation.- New Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Device for Cheyne-Stokes Respiration.- Monitoring and Complications.- Nocturnal Monitoring in the Evaluation of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Complications During Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation.- CHRONIC APPLICATIONS OF NONINVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND RELATED ISSUES.- Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Cardiovascular Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atherosclerosis.- Transnasal Insufflation - A New Approach in the Treatment of OSAs.- Cardiopulmonary Interventions to Prolong Survival in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.- Noninvasive Ventilation Pressure Adjustments in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation as an Alternative to Endotracheal Intubation During Tracheotomy in Advanced Neuromuscular Disease.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Myasthenic Crisis.- Predictors of Survival in COPD Patients with Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Receiving Noninvasive Home Ventilation.- Withdrawal of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in COPD Patients with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Asthma.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation During Acute Asthmatic Attack.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Long-Term Ventilatory Management.- Home Ventilation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Critical Care Applications of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Related Issues.- Current Strategies and Equipment for Noninvasive Ventilation in Emergency Medicine.- Noninvasive Ventilation Outside of Intensive Care Units.- Noninvasive Positive Airway Pressure and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema.- The Role of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Preliminary Study.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and in Cancer Patients.- Noninvasive Ventilation as a Preoxygenation Method.- Influence of Staff Training on the Outcome of Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.- The Role of Sedation.- Sedation for Noninvasive Ventilation in Intensive Care.- Use of Dexmedetomidine in Patients with Noninvasive Ventilation.- Weaning from Conventional Mechanical Ventilation and Postextubation Failure.- Extubation and Decannulation of Unweanable Patients with Neuromuscular Weakness.- Mechanically Assisted Coughing and Noninvasive Ventilation for Extubation of Unweanable Patients with Neuromuscular Disease or Weakness.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Postextubation Period.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Postextubation Respiratory Failure.- Intraoperative and Postoperative Indications for Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Intraoperative Use of Noninvasive Ventilation.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Adult Liver Transplantation.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients Undergoing Lung Resection Surgery.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children.- Equipment and Technology for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure During Neonatal Resuscitation.- Air Leakage During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Neonates.- The Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in the Newborn.- Nasal High-Frequency Ventilation: Clinical Studies and Their Implications.- Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Positive Airway Pressure in Pediatric Intensive Care.- Home Mechanical Ventilation in Children with Chronic Respiratory Failure.