Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine

Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine

by Susan R. Wilcox, Ani Aydin & Evie G. Marcolini

Springer | October 2018 | ISBN : 3319984098 | ePUB/PDF | 15.6/4.95 mb

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Ventilation-Emergency-Medicine-Wilcox-ebook/dp/B07FL1ZCB5



This book discusses mechanical ventilation in emergency settings, covering the management of patients from the time of intubation until transfer to the ICU. It provides an introduction to key concepts of physiology pertinent to mechanical ventilation as well as a review of the core evidence-based principles of ventilation. The text highlights the management of mechanical ventilation for critically ill patients with several conditions commonly encountered in EM practice, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and traumatic brain injury. It begins by reviewing terminology and definitions as well as pathophysiology and physiology.

It then addresses the use of ventilators including modes of ventilation, pressures on the ventilators, understanding the screens, the variety of settings, and troubleshooting. It concludes with a series of case studies from emergency settings and a review of key concepts. Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine is an essential resource for emergency medicine clinicians including experienced physicians, EM residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and medical students rotating in the ED as well as professionals who provide emergency care for ventilated patients outside the emergency department, including paramedics, critical care transport nurses, and hospitalists.



About the Authors

Susan R. Wilcox, MD, FACEP, FCCM

Chief, Division of Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Heart Center ICU, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Ani Aydin, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine

Evie G. Marcolini, MD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine



CONTENTS

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Terminology and Definitions

Chapter 3: Review of Physiology and Pathophysiology

Chapter 4: Noninvasive Respiratory Support

Chapter 5: Modes of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter 6: Understanding the Ventilator Screen

Chapter 7: Placing the Patient on the Ventilator

Chapter 8: Specific Circumstances: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chapter 9: Specific Circumstances: Asthma and COPD

Chapter 10: Specific Circumstances: Neurologic Injury

Chapter 11: Troubleshooting the Ventilated Patient

Chapter 12: Case Studies in Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter 13: Conclusions and Key Concepts

Index