Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation: An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

by MacIntyre, Neil R.

• ISBN13: 9781416058670
• ISBN10: 1416058672
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-23
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Topics will include: "How should the tidal volume be set? Is 6 ml/kg the best for all patients?", "How should PEEP and FiO2 be set? Mechanics vs. gas exchange vs. other approaches", "Can the weaning/withdrawal process be automated?", "When should a tracheostomy be placed?", "Are the new modes APRV and HFV of value in ALI/ARDS?", "How best to deliver aerosol medications to mechanically ventilated patients?", "Do newer monitors of exhaled gases, mechanics, and esophageal pressure add value?", "Can VAP be prevented?", "Do ventilator protocols hinder or help teaching?", "Does central venous oxygenation monitoring improve mechanical ventilatory support?", "PAV and NAVA better approaches to patient ventilator synchrony?", and "Does closed loop control of assist control ventilation reduce VILI?"

Table of Contents

Erratum	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Is There a Best Way to Set Tidal Volume for Mechanical Ventilatory Support?	p. 225
Is There a Best Way to Set Positive Expiratory-End Pressure for Mechanical Ventilatory Support in Acute Lung Injury?	p. 233
Protocol-Driven Ventilator Weaning: Reviewing the Evidence	p. 241
Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation: When Should a Tracheotomy Be Placed?	p. 253
Current Role of High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation and Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in Acute Lung and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	p. 265
How Best to Deliver Aerosol Medications to Mechanically Ventilated Patients	p. 277
Do Newer Monitors of Exhaled Gases, Mechanics, and Esophageal Pressure Add Value?	p. 297
Effects of Respiratory-Therapist Driven Protocols on House-Staff Knowledge and Education of Mechanical Ventilation	p. 313
Mechanical Ventilation in an Airborne Epidemic	p. 323
Proportional Assist Ventilation and Neutrally Adjusted Ventilatory AssistùBetter Approaches to Patient Ventilator Synchrony?	p. 329
Does Closed Loop Control of Assist Control Ventilation Reduce Ventilaor-Induced Lung Injury?	p. 343
Index	p. 351
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