Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation

by Lucangelo, Umberto; Pelosi, Paolo; Zin, Walter A.; Aliverti, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9788847007642
• ISBN10: 884700764X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Respiratory system and artificial ventilation are key topics when considering the main aspects of anaesthesiology and critical care medicine: they are essential to preserve the patient's life, but just as any other treatments they can be also extremely pernicious.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. IX
List of Abbreviations	p. XIII
Properties of the Respiratory System
Control of Breathing	p. 3
Elastic and Resistive Properties of the Respiratory System	p. 15
Flow Limitation and its Determination	p. 27
Intrinsic PEEP and its Determination	p. 37
Interactions Between Pulmonary Circulation and Ventilation
Interactions Between the Pulmonary Circulation and Ventilation: An Overview for Intensivists	p. 47
Monitoring of the Respiratory Mechanics
Monitoring of Respiratory Mechanics in the ICU: Models, Techniques and Measurement Methods	p. 73
Acute Lung Injury-ARDS, Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS and the Open Lung Concept
Pathophysiology of ARDS	p. 101
Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury	p. 119
Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS	p. 139
The Open Lung Concept in Cardiac Surgery Patients	p. 153
Nosocomial Pneumonia
Diagnosis and Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia	p. 167
Prone Ventilation
Prone Ventilation To Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia	p. 191
Prone Positioning of Patients with ARDS	p. 197
Prone Ventilation in Trauma Patients	p. 209
Old and New Artificial Ventilation Techniques
Advanced Modalities in Negative-Pressure Ventilation	p. 221
High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation	p. 237
Non-invasive Ventilation
Non-invasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure and COPD or ARDS	p. 247
Non-invasive Respiratory Assistance in Paediatric Patients	p. 277
Subject Index	p. 297
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