Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This book covers all clinical aspects of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), from definition to treatment, focusing on the more recent recommendations and evidence-based medicine. The addressed topics are the various ventilation strategies, the impact of prone positioning, the use of partia...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Chiumello, Davide (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Anesthesiology.
Emergency medicine.
Critical care medicine.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319418520
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-41852-0
Physical DescriptionVI, 360 p. 46 illus., 29 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Definition, prevalence and outcome
  • Pathophysiology
  • Ventilation strategies: tidal volume and PEEP
  • Ventilation strategies: high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
  • Ventilation strategies: recruitment maneuvers
  • Prone position
  • Partial or total extracorporeal support
  • Vasodilators
  • Weaning
  • Lung imaging
  • Metabolic Support
  • Pharmacological interventions: Neuromuscolar blocking agents
  • Ventilator-induced lung injury
  • Monitoring of respiratory mechanics
  • Noninvasive ventilation
  • Interaction between heart and lung
  • Anti-inflammatory agents and stem cells
  • Sedation
  • ARDS in children.

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