9780199569281. New condition. Paperback. Language: english. Contains: unspecified. Oxford specialist handbooks in critical care . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Respiratory disease is the most common reason for admission to intensive care and advanced respiratory support is one of the most frequently used interventions in critically ill patients. A clear understanding of respiratory disease is the cornerstone of high quality intensive care. Although a plethora of literature is available both in print and online finding the necessary relevant information can be difficult and time consuming. This handbook provides comprehensive clinical detail in an easily readable format. It is written by practising clinicians and has both in-depth theoretical discussion and practical management advice. The book is divided into sections: section 1 deals with the approach to the patient with respiratory failure
Including pathophysiology investigation and diagnosis sections 2 covers non invasive treatment modalities sections 3 and 4 examine invasive ventilation in detail. Section 3 considers the principles of mechanical ventilation while section 4 deals with individual ventilator modes section 5 discusses the management of the ventilated patient including sedation monitoring asynchrony heart
Lung interaction hypercapnia and hypoxia complications weaning and extubation. It also has chapters on areas less frequently covered such as humidification suct...
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