Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation

ISBN-13: 9780824704131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 584 str.

Nicholas S. Hill

Opis

A review of the applications, complications and care of breathing disorders affecting the growing population of ventilation-assisted individuals. It includes coverage of neuromuscular and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and chest wall deformities, and considers reimbursement options for management outside of acute care settings.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Hill, Nicholas S.a