Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 2nd Edition

Book Description:

Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, Second Edition, features:

• Up-to-the minute, rigorous coverage that addresses every important scientific, clinical and technical aspect of the field
• 70 well-organized chapters encompassing the full scope of mechanical ventilation, including the physical basis of mechanical ventilation; conventional, alternative, noninvasive, and unconventional methods of ventilator support; complications and airway management; ethics and economics
• 24 new chapters on current issues in mechanical ventilation: Closed loop Ventilation, Inhales Antibiotic Therapy, Sleep and Speech in the Ventilated Patient, Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS, Ventilation Outside the ICU, and more
• Highly relevant new chapters on pharmacological and adjuvant therapy
• Greater use of tables and lists that conveniently summarize key information and solidify chapter concepts

  Summary: Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation

  Rating: 5

  Great overview of traditional and non-traditional modes of mechanical ventilation. Including volu-trauma, and discussion of pressure controled modes of ventilation. Excellent overall book on the subject of adult mechanical ventilation.

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