Acute Lung Injury: 30 (Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540625828 ISBN 13: 9783540625827

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1997

Synopsis

To integrate current knowledge in terms of basic and clinical science and to highlight problems, thirty world-renowned experts in the field of acute lung injury describe the state of up to date knowledge regarding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of acute lung injury. Novel techniques for the clinical support of these difficult patients are discussed in full. Prospects for successful pharmacological intervention are also outlined. This book is aimed at those practising within the field of critical care and is likely to become an indispensable aid to all concerned with the investigation and management of patients with severe respiratory failure.

About this title

Synopsis

This update in intensive care and emergency medicine looks at acute lung injury. Areas covered include pathophysiology and pulmonary circulation; bronchoaleolar lavage fluid and surfactant; mechanical ventilation; extra-pulmonary supportive measures; and liquid ventilation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540625828
• ISBN 13: 9783540625827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 477
• Editor: Marini J. J.