Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, Second Edition, features:
Up-to-the minute, rigorous coverage that addresses every important scientific, clinical and technical aspect of the field
70 well-organized chapters encompassing the full scope of mechanical ventilation, including the physical basis of mechanical ventilation; conventional, alternative, noninvasive, and unconventional methods of ventilator support; complications and airway management; ethics and economics
24 new chapters on current issues in mechanical ventilation: Closed loop Ventilation, Inhales Antibiotic Therapy, Sleep and Speech in the Ventilated Patient, Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS, Ventilation Outside the ICU, and more
Highly relevant new chapters on pharmacological and adjuvant therapy
Greater use of tables and lists that conveniently summarize key information and solidify chapter concepts
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Excelent for biomedical engineers:
It's an extremely complete book, in both technical and clinical aspects in mechanical ventilation. Excelent material for biomedical engineers, specially for teaching doctors/nurses.
Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation:
Great overview of traditional and non-traditional modes of mechanical ventilation. Including volu-trauma, and discussion of pressure controled modes of ventilation. Excellent overall book on the subject of adult mechanical ventilation.
