Main description:

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective technique for the management of patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure. This comprehensive and up-to-date book explores all aspects of the subject. The opening sections are devoted to theory and equipment, with detailed attention to the use of full-face masks or helmets, the range of available ventilators, and patient-ventilator interactions. Clinical applications are then considered in depth in a series of chapters that address the use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in chronic settings and in critical care, both within and outside of intensive care units. Due attention is also paid to weaning from conventional mechanical ventilation, potential complications, intraoperative applications, and staff training. The closing chapters examine uses of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in neonatal and pediatric care. This book, written by internationally recognized experts, will be an invaluable guide for both clinicians and researchers.

Contents:

Interface Technology in Critical Care Settings.- Full Mask Ventilation.- Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Theory and Technology.- Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Clinical Applications.- Ventilatory Modes and Ventilators: Theory, Technology, and Equipment.- Pressure Support Ventilation.- Ventilators for Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Home Mechanical Ventilators.- Maintenance Protocol for Home Ventilation Circuits.- Nocturnal Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Patient-Ventilator Interactions.- Patient-Ventilator Interaction During Noninvasive Pressure-Supported Spontaneous Respiration in Patients with Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Asynchrony and Cyclic Variability in Pressure Support Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing During Pressure Support Ventilation with Airway Management System (BiPAP) Devices.- Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing in Noninvasive Ventilation.- New Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Device for Cheyne-Stokes Respiration.- Monitoring and Complications.- Nocturnal Monitoring in the Evaluation of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Complications During Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation.- CHRONIC APPLICATIONS OF NONINVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND RELATED ISSUES.- Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Cardiovascular Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atherosclerosis.- Transnasal Insufflation - A New Approach in the Treatment of OSAs.- Cardiopulmonary Interventions to Prolong Survival in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.- Noninvasive Ventilation Pressure Adjustments in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation as an Alternative to Endotracheal Intubation During Tracheotomy in Advanced Neuromuscular Disease.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Myasthenic Crisis.- Predictors of Survival in COPD Patients with Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Receiving Noninvasive Home Ventilation.- Withdrawal of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in COPD Patients with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Asthma.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation During Acute Asthmatic Attack.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Long-Term Ventilatory Management.- Home Ventilation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Critical Care Applications of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Related Issues.- Current Strategies and Equipment for Noninvasive Ventilation in Emergency Medicine.- Noninvasive Ventilation Outside of Intensive Care Units.- Noninvasive Positive Airway Pressure and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema.- The Role of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Preliminary Study.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and in Cancer Patients.- Noninvasive Ventilation as a Preoxygenation Method.- Influence of Staff Training on the Outcome of Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.- The Role of Sedation.- Sedation for Noninvasive Ventilation in Intensive Care.- Use of Dexmedetomidine in Patients with Noninvasive Ventilation.- Weaning from Conventional Mechanical Ventilation and Postextubation Failure.- Extubation and Decannulation of Unweanable Patients with Neuromuscular Weakness.- Mechanically Assisted Coughing and Noninvasive Ventilation for Extubation of Unweanable Patients with Neuromuscular Disease or Weakness.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Postextubation Period.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Postextubation Respiratory Failure.- Intraoperative and Postoperative Indications for Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Intraoperative Use of Noninvasive Ventilation.- Noninvasive Ventilation in Adult Liver Transplantation.- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients Undergoing Lung Resection Surgery.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children.- Equipment and Technology for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure During Neonatal Resuscitation.- Air Leakage During Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Neonates.- The Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in the Newborn.- Nasal High-Frequency Ventilation: Clinical Studies and Their Implications.- Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Positive Airway Pressure in Pediatric Intensive Care.- Home Mechanical Ventilation in Children with Chronic Respiratory Failure.