Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation

Unique text laying out the principles and practicalities of mechanical ventilation aimed at any practitioner.

Iain Mackenzie (Edited by)

9780521867818, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 October 2008

440 pages, 21 b/w illus. 189 colour illus. 106 tables
25.2 x 19.3 x 3 cm, 1.35 kg

'… practical but concise A major strength of this book is the extensive use of visual aid and thoughtfully constructed illustrations, which maximizes the reader's ability to rapidly assimilate the information being presented … recommended reading for any individual in training or clinical practice who needs more than a superficial overview on the subject of mechanical ventilation … concise, well-written, practical … an extremely valuable addition to the library of physicians involved in the practice of anaesthesia and critical care medicine. Editor Iain Mackenzie and his collaborators have laudably achieved their stated goal in organizing this unique new book.' www.anesthesia-analgesia.org

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.

Contributors
Foreword Timothy W. Evans
Preface
Introductory notes
1. Physiology of ventilation and gas exchange Hugh Montgomery
2. Assessing the need for ventilatory support Mick Nielsen and Iain Mackenzie
3. Oxygen therapy, continuous positive airway pressure and non-invasive ventilation Ian Clement, Leigh Mansfield and Simon Baudouin
4. Management of the artificial airway Peter Youn and Iain Mackenzie
5. Modes of mechanical ventilation Peter Macnaughton and Iain Mackenzie
6. Oxygenation Bill Tunnicliffe and Sanjoy Shah
7. Carbon dioxide clearance Brian Keogh and Simon Finney
8. Sedation, paralysis and analgesia Russell R. Miller III and E. Wesley Ely
9. Nutrition in the mechanically ventilated patient Clare Reid
10. Mechanical ventilation of the patient with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease David Tuxen and Matthew T. Naughton
11. Mechanical ventilation in patients with blast, burn and chest trauma injuries William T. McBrid and Barry McGrattan
12. Ventilatory support: extreme solutions Alain Vuylsteke
13. Heliox in airway obstruction and mechanical ventilation Hubert Trübel
14. Adverse effects and complications of mechanical ventilation Iain Mackenzie and Peter Young
15. Mechanical ventilation on the move Terry Martin
16. Special considerations in infants and children Rob Ross-Russell and Natalie Yeaney
17. Tracheostomy Abhiram Mallick, Andrew Bodenham and Iain Mackenzie
18. Weaning, extubation and de-cannulation Iain Mackenzie
19. Long-term mechanical ventilation Craig Davidson
20. The history of mechanical ventilation Iain Mackenzie
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Anaesthetics [MMB]