Noninvasive Ventilation – Practical Handbook (2015) Anita K. Simonds

Description

A practical handbook published by the European Respiratory Society focusing on the principles, equipment, and clinical applications of noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Topics covered include basic ventilator principles, matching modes and settings to the patient, patient selection criteria for acute hypercapnic and hypoxaemic respiratory failure (including COPD and neuromuscular disease), pediatric indications, monitoring progress, and NIV use in intensive care unit settings like weaning and avoiding re-intubation.