Pilbeam's mechanical ventilation : physiological and clinical applications /

Cairo, Jimmy M.

Pilbeam's mechanical ventilation : physiological and clinical applications / Mechanical ventilation J.M. Cairo. - Sixth edition - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2016. - xvi, 571 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

Revised edition of: Pilbeam's mechanical ventilation/ J.M. Cairo. 5th ed. ©2012

Includes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary and index.

Basic terms and concepts of mechanical ventilation -- How ventilators work -- How a breath is delivered -- Establishing the need for mechanical ventilation -- Selecting the ventilator and the mode -- Initial ventilator settings -- Final considerations in ventilator setup -- Initial patient assessment -- Ventilator graphics -- Assessment of respiratory function -- Hemodynamic monitoring -- Methods to improve ventilation in patient-ventilator management -- Improving oxygenation and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Ventilator-associated pneumonia -- Sedatives, analgesics, and paralytics -- Extrapulmonary effects of mechanical ventilation -- Effects of positive-pressure ventilation on the pulmonary system -- Troubleshooting and problem solving -- Basic concepts of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation -- Weaning and discontinuation from mechanical ventilation -- Long-term ventilation -- Neonatal and pediatric mechanical ventilation -- Special techniques in ventilatory support

School of Respiratory Therapy

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Respiratory therapy
Respirators (Medical equipment)
Artificial respiration
Respiration, Artificial
Respiration Disorders--therapy
Ventilators, Mechanical

RC 735.I5 / .C337 2016

615.8/36

2015 K-825 WF 145 / C136p 2016