Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation : principles and applications / edited by Nicholas S. Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Nicholas S., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intermittent positive pressure breathing.

Respiratory therapy.

Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation.

Medical Subjects:

Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, NY : Futura, 2001.

Contents:

1. Equipment Used for Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation / Dean Hess, Ph.D., R.R.T. 1

2. Initiation of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation / Nicholas S. Hill, M.D., Dean Hess, Ph.D., R.R.T. 27

3. Management and Monitoring of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation / Peter C. Gay, M.D., Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 41

4. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Nicolino Ambrosino, M.D., Michele Vitacca, M.D. 65

5. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Non Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes of Acute Respiratory Failure / Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 85

6. Other Applications of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Acute Care Setting / Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 105

7. Nasal Positive Pressure Ventilation in Restrictive Thoracic and Central Hypoventilatory Disorders / Patrick Leger, M.D., Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 121

8. Noninvasive Ventilation in Severe Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Mark W. Elliott, M.D., Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 145

9. Application of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Children / W. Gerald Teague, M.D., David M. Lang, M.D. 169

10. Problems, Remedies, and Strategies to Optimize the Success of Noninvasive Ventilation / Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 187

11. Program Development, Costs, Resource Utilization, and Outcomes Assessment for Noninvasive Ventilation / DeLynn Johnston, B.S., R.R.T., Nicholas S. Hill, M.D. 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

087993459X

OCLC:

44769539