Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation

重量：1.35 kg 　頁數：440    裝訂：精裝 　開數：25.2 x 19.3 　印刷：彩色

Mechanical ventilation is a life-critical intervention provided to patients in a wide variety of clinical settings, involving the careful interplay of physiology, pathology, physics and technology. This unique text explains the underlying physiological and technical concepts of ventilation, aided by numerous full colour diagrams, and places these concepts into clinical context with practical examples. Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation provides a broad and in-depth coverage of key topics encountered in clinical practice, from the initial assessment of the patient to transportation of the ventilated patient and weaning from ventilation. Issues such as sedation, analgesia and paralysis and the management of complications are reviewed, along with a discussion of various ventilation modes and practical advice on patients with pre-existing diseases. Appealing to doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and paramedics, this book is applicable to a wide range of settings including intensive care, anaesthesia, respiratory medicine, acute medicine and emergency medicine.

• Clear explanations of physiological, pathological and physical principles without an assumption of specialist knowledge • Liberal use of full colour annotated diagrams and figures to assist in the understanding of more complex material • Extensive glossary explains complex terms and allows the cross-referencing of multiple terms, which are a common source of confusion