- 584 pages
- English
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Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
About this book
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
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- INTRODUCTION
- PREFACE
- CONTRIBUTORS
- CONTENTS
- 1 Epidemiology of Long-Term Ventilatory Assistance
- 2 Sites of Care for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
- 3 Pathogenesis of Chronic Respiratory Failure and Effects of Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation on Respiratory Muscle Function
- 4 Nocturnal Mechanical Ventilation Effects on Sleep Quality and Control of Breathing
- 5 The Upper Airway in Noninvasive Ventilation
- 6 Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation for Restrictive Thoracic Disorders
- 7 Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in Severe COPO
- 8 Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in Infants and Children
- 9 Management and Monitoring of Long-Term Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
- 10 Management of Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation
- 11 Conversion from Invasive to Noninvasive Ventilation
- 12 Use of Respiratory Muscle Aids in Prevention of Respiratory Failure
- 13 Costs and Reimbursement Issues in Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation of Patients at Home
- 14 New Ventilator Options for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in the Home
- 15 Health Care Networks for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
- 16 Weaning from Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
- 17 Rehabilitation of Long-Term Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- 18 Outcomes of Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
- 19 Measurement of Health Status in Patients on Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation
- AUTHOR INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX