Progress in the pathophysiology and therapy of ventilatory failure in critically ill patients
Authors:
I. Herold
Authors‘ workplace:
ARO Oblastní nemocnice Mladá Boleslav, a. s., Nemocnice Středočeského kraje
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 17, 2006, č. 2, s. 85-94
Category:
Intensive Medicine
Overview
The article summarises progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology and therapy of ALI/ARDS including the main algorithms of mechanical ventilation from the perspective of evidence based medicine and pharmacological treatment, new modes of mechanical ventilation and recommendations for home ventilation.
Key words:
mechanical ventilation – ARDS – Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) – pharmacotherapy – home ventilation
Labels
Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Inten Intensive Care MedicineArticle was published in
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
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