Mechanical Ventilation (Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine)
Contributors: A.S. Slutsky (Editor); L. Brochard (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9783540402510
Subjects: Respiratory medicine; Specific disorders & therapies; Medical / Nursing; Critical Care; Medical; Allied Health Services - Respiratory Therapy; Emergency Medicine; ALI; ARDS; ARF; Medical / Critical Care; VILI; acute lung injury; acute respiratory distress syndrome; critical care medicine; intensive care medicine; life support; mechanical ventilation; Artificial respiration
First sentence: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) results from a disorder in which lung function is inadequate for the metabolic requirements of the individual.