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Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation
Contributor(s): Tobin, Martin J. (Author)
ISBN: 0071736263     ISBN-13: 9780071736268
Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
OUR PRICE:   $347.70  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Allied Health Services - Respiratory Therapy
- Medical | Anesthesiology
- Medical | Critical Care
Dewey: 615.836
LCCN: 2012014174
Physical Information: 2" H x 8.7" W x 11" (6.80 lbs) 1584 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The definitive guide to the use of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients - now in full color and updated to reflect the latest advances

A Doody's Core Title for 2021!

Principles & Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the clinical, pharmacological, and technical issues surrounding the use of mechanical ventilation.

Editor Martin J. Tobin - past editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - has enlisted more than 100 authors, all of whom are at the forefront of research in their chosen subfield in order to provide the most authoritative and up-to-date information possible. No other text so thoroughly and comprehensively explores the myriad advances in modes and methodologies that have occurred in this ever-changing field as this cornerstone text.

Features:

  • Each chapter has been extensively revised to reflect the latest research
  • A strong focus on the biomedical principles that govern ventilator management
  • Expert insights from contributors in critical care, pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, basic science, provide a unique multidisciplinary approach
  • 68 chapters that explore every important aspect of mechanical ventilation, including: Conventional and unconventional methods of ventilator support;Noninvasive methods of ventilator support;Unconventional methods of ventilator support;Physiologic effect of mechanical ventilation;Complications in ventilator supported patients;Weaning of ventilator-support;Management of the ventilator-supported patient;Adjunctive therapy, including fluid management, inhaled antibiotic therapy, and bronchodilator therapy;Ethics and economics

      Principles & Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e comprehensively covers the principles and practice of keeping patients alive through the use of mechanical ventilation, along with related pharmacological and technical issues.

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        Contributor Bio(s): Tobin, Martin J.: -

        Martin J. Tobin, MD is Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Loyola University Health Systems in Chicago, Illinois.