Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, Second Edition - Hardcover

Hess, Dean; Kacmarek, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071352295 ISBN 13: 9780071352291

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2003

Synopsis

This book covers the essentials of mechanical ventilation of respiratory care patients. It tells the whys and hows of ventilation management and clinical decision making, but does not cover specific ventilators. This book prepares the reader to make the correct decisions based on the patient’s disease; as such it includes chapters on a dozen common specific diseases seen by RTs, and the new edition will include treatment algorithms.The second edition will grow by about 100 pages over the current edition and have about 20 more line drawings.Key Features:·Chapter objectives for each chapter·Addition of treatment algorithms for each of the 12 disease management chapters·New chapter on non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure·New chapter on home mechanical ventilation·New chapter on high-frequency ventilation·New chapter on prone positioning·New chapter on nitric oxide and helium usage·New chapter on partial liquid and TGI·A second chapter on miscellaneous ventilator modes·Addition of a glossary

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Review:

"As a useful reference or a unique, basic instruction text, this book is quite good. The second edition is justified by rapid changes in the field of ventilator care."

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

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0071352295
• ISBN 13: 9780071352291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 382