A Practical Guide to Mechanical Ventilation provides a practical introduction to the equipment, techniques and protocols of mechanical ventilation.

This book is a guide to both invasive and non-invasive procedures. It also provides detailed guidance on weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Features:

• Concise, practical reference designed for use in the critical care setting
• Case-oriented content is organised according to commonly encountered clinical scenarios
• Flow charts and algorithms delineate appropriate treatment protocols

Contents

Part I - Non-invasive Ventilation

1. NIV introduction
2. NIV Physiology
3. NIV Acute Respiratory Dailure COPD
4. NIV Acute Respiratory Failure CHF
5. NIV Acute Respiratory Failure other than COPD or CHF
6. NIV for Chronic Respiratory Failure - COPD
7. NIV Chronic Repiratory Failure other than COPD
8. NIVWeaning

Part II - Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

1. Respiratory Failure
2. Airway Management Chapters
3. Ventilator Mechanics
4. Ventilator Modes
5. Assessing Lung Physiology
6. Mechanical Ventilation in Restrictive Lung Disease
7. Mechanical Ventilation in Obstructive Lung Disease
8. Ancillary Methods to Mechanical Ventilation
9. Patient Outcomes post Mechanical Ventilation

Part III - Discontinuation from Mechanical Ventilation

1. Definitions
2. Readiness testing and predictors
3. Physiologic barriers
4. Ventilatory modes used during weaning
5. Extubation
6. Adjuncts to facilitate weaning
7. Tracheostomy
8. Putting it all together: protocols and algorithms

Index

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