Respiratory system and artificial ventilation
By: Umberto Lucangelo ... [et al.].
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milan; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9788847007642; 9788847007659
Subjects: Respiratory Therapy; Artificial Respiration; Methods; Mechanical Ventilators; Respiratory therapy; Therapy; Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Properties of the respiratory system; title: Control of breathing; title: Elastic and resistive properties of the respiratory system; title: Flow limitation and its determination; title: Intrinsic PEEP and its determination; title: Interactions between pulmonary circulation and ventilation; title: Monitoring respiratory mechanics in the ICU: Models, techniques and measurement methods; title: Acute lung injury ARDS, controlled mechanical ventilation in ARDS and the open lung concept; title: Pathophysiology of ARDS; title: Ventilator-associated lung injury; title: Controlled mechanical ventilation in ARDS; title: The open lung concept in cardiac surgery patients; title: Nosocomial pneumonia; title: Diagnosis and treatment of nosocomial pneumonia; title: Prone ventilation; title: Prone ventilation to prevent ventilatory-associated pneumonia; title: Prone positioning of patients with ARDS; title: Prone ventilation in trauma patients; title: Old and new artificial ventilation techniques; title: Advanced modalities in negative-pressure ventilation; title: High-frequency percussive ventilation; title: Non-invasive ventilation; title: Non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure and COPD or ARDS; title: Non-invasive respiratory assistance in paediatric [pediatric] patients.