- Describes age growth related variations in pulmonary physiology & age growth impact on ventilatory strategies
- Reinforces the importance of therapy, monitoring response, ventilatory settings adjusment
- Reviews beneficial response and deleterious consequences of mechanical ventilation
This textbook comprehensively covers mechanical ventilation in neonates and children integrating the latest knowledge and understanding of developmental biology, age-related and disease-specific physiologic differences in the practice of mechanical ventilation. The physiology associated with ventilation and lung mechanics are described. Guidance is provided on how to carry out a range of clinical assessments appropriately, including those for ventilation, mechanics and breathing control.
Available pathophysiology-based management strategies for a range of situations including respiratory failure and ventilatory failure are also provided.
Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children: A Pathophysiology Based Management Approach broadly covers a range of topics associated with mechanical ventilation in children and neonates. It is a valuable resource for specific seminars or courses that concentrate on respiratory failure in children and for those preparing for board certification examinations for neonatal/perinatal medicine and pediatric critical care medicine.
Table of Contents- Mechanical Characteristics of the Lung and the Chest Wall.-
- Physiology of Inflation and Deflation.-
- Gas Exchange.-
- Clinical Examination and Assessment.-
- Monitoring.-
- Ventilators and Modes.-
- Mechanical Ventilation Strategies.-
- Mechanical Ventilation for Neonates.-
- Ventilator graphics.-
- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.-
- Respiratory Care Equipment.-
- Chronic Ventilation and Home Care.-
- Case-based Analysis of Respiratory Failure.
