Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation: An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine
by MacIntyre, Neil R.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-05-23
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary
Topics will include: "How should the tidal volume be set? Is 6 ml/kg the best for all patients?", "How should PEEP and FiO2 be set? Mechanics vs. gas exchange vs. other approaches", "Can the weaning/withdrawal process be automated?", "When should a tracheostomy be placed?", "Are the new modes APRV and HFV of value in ALI/ARDS?", "How best to deliver aerosol medications to mechanically ventilated patients?", "Do newer monitors of exhaled gases, mechanics, and esophageal pressure add value?", "Can VAP be prevented?", "Do ventilator protocols hinder or help teaching?", "Does central venous oxygenation monitoring improve mechanical ventilatory support?", "PAV and NAVA better approaches to patient ventilator synchrony?", and "Does closed loop control of assist control ventilation reduce VILI?"
Table of Contents
| Erratum | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Is There a Best Way to Set Tidal Volume for Mechanical Ventilatory Support? | p. 225 |
| Is There a Best Way to Set Positive Expiratory-End Pressure for Mechanical Ventilatory Support in Acute Lung Injury? | p. 233 |
| Protocol-Driven Ventilator Weaning: Reviewing the Evidence | p. 241 |
| Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation: When Should a Tracheotomy Be Placed? | p. 253 |
| Current Role of High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation and Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in Acute Lung and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | p. 265 |
| How Best to Deliver Aerosol Medications to Mechanically Ventilated Patients | p. 277 |
| Do Newer Monitors of Exhaled Gases, Mechanics, and Esophageal Pressure Add Value? | p. 297 |
| Effects of Respiratory-Therapist Driven Protocols on House-Staff Knowledge and Education of Mechanical Ventilation | p. 313 |
| Mechanical Ventilation in an Airborne Epidemic | p. 323 |
| Proportional Assist Ventilation and Neutrally Adjusted Ventilatory AssistùBetter Approaches to Patient Ventilator Synchrony? | p. 329 |
| Does Closed Loop Control of Assist Control Ventilation Reduce Ventilaor-Induced Lung Injury? | p. 343 |
| Index | p. 351 |
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