Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation

by Nicholas S.a Hill

Overview

Summarizing state-of-the-art developments in long-term mechanical ventilation use, this comprehensive treatise reviews the applications, complications, and care of breathing disorders affecting the growing population of ventilation-assisted individuals-including neuromuscular and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and chest wall deformit

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040159347
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/14/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	584
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Hill, Nicholas S.a

Table of Contents

Epidemiology of Long-Term Ventilatory Assistance Barry J. Make Sites of Care for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation Walter E. Donat and Nicholas S. Hill Pathogenesis of Chronic Respiratory Failure and Effects of Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation on Respiratory Muscle Function Bartolome R. Celli Nocturnal Mechanical Ventilation: Effects on Sleep Quality and Control of Breathing Peter C. Gay The Upper Airway in Noninvasive Ventilation Daniel O. Rodenstein Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation for Restrictive Thoracic Disorders Patrick Leger and Nicholas S. Hill Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in Severe COPD Mark W. Elliott Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in Infants and Children W. Gerald Teague Management and Monitoring of Long-Term Invasive Mechanical Ventilation John M. Travaline and Gerard J. Criner Management of Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation Nicholas S. Hill Conversion from Invasive to Noninvasive Ventilation Joseph Viroslav and Randall L. Rosenblatt Use of Respiratory Muscle Aids in Prevention of Respiratory Failure John R. Bach and Alice C. Tzeng Costs and Reimbursement Issues in Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation of Patients at Home John J. Downes and Martha M. Parra New Ventilator Options for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in the Home Robert M. Kacmarek Health Care Networks for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation Allen I. Goldberg Weaning from Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation Douglas R. Gracey and Rolf D. Hubmayr Rehabilitation of Long-Term Mechanically Ventilated Patients Monica Avendano, Roger S. Goldstein, and Rosa Guell Outcomes of Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation Anita K. Simonds Measurement of Health Status in Patients on Long-Term Ventilation Paul W. Jones, Mauro Carone, and Giorgio Bertolotti