Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation - Softcover

Dean R. Hess; Robert M. Kacmarek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070284369 ISBN 13: 9780070284364

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1996

Synopsis

From the foremost authorities in the field comes the definitive concise textbook on mechanical ventilation for anyone interested in the topic: respiratory therapy students, practicing therapists, pulmonologists, critical care nurses and physicians, and anesthesiologists. After a thorough discussion of the principles of mechanical ventilation, coverage focuses on clinical management. Highlights include special chapters on ventilator management which include a synopsis of disease followed by a thorough review of the role of mechanical ventilation in the effective management of the patient.

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From the Back Cover:

Written by outstanding authorities, Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation puts the focus on the effective delivery of therapy to patients. After thoroughly introducing mechanical principles, this text explains the use of mechanical ventilation in the clinical management of patients suffering from more than a dozen different types of respiratory problems.

THE PREMIER TEXTBOOK ON MECHANICAL VENTILATION Covering all aspects of mechanical ventilation for adult patients, this unique source features—
*Expert guidance on the effective application of mechanical ventilation to patients with twelve common respiratory disorders
*Algorithms to expedite treatment planning and monitoring
*Updated advice on important patient-management principles, such as protective lung ventilation
*Complete coverage of management in trauma and postoperative cases
*Discussions of airway management, positioning, sedation, paralysis, and ventilation techniques
*New chapters, including noninvasive positive pressure for acute respiratory failure; home mechanical ventilation; and high-frequency ventilation
*New coverage of miscellaneous ventilator modes; prone positioning; nitric oxide and helium usage; and partial liquid and TGI
*New glossary and excellent study features, such as chapter objectives, outlines, and lists of key concepts at the end of each chapter

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About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0070284369
• ISBN 13: 9780070284364
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 269