Overview
- First comprehensive book devoted to the topic of NIV in high-risk infections and mass casualty situations
- With contributions by international experts
- State-of-the-art contents ?
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The past few decades have seen major impacts of different pandemics and mass casualty events on health resource use in terms of rising healthcare costs and increased mortality. In this context, the development of acute respiratory failure in patients requires the use of mechanical ventilation, either invasive or noninvasive. Recently, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has proved to be a valuable strategy to reduce mortality rates in patients. This is the first book to describe the clinical indications of NIV in patients who have been hospitalized with high-risk infections as well as in the prehospital management of mass casualty incidents, including chemical or biological disasters and pandemics. Compiled by internationally respected experts, it offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in public health emergencies, such as equipment needs and guidelines for health organizations. Considering recent events (SARS, H1N1 influenza pandemic), the book concludes with a critical review of current studies and future prospects for the use of NIV, offering a valuable resource for all practitioners managing mass casualty incidents and disasters.
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Table of contents (42 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Rationale and Equipment
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Front Matter
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Clinical Indications in Adults
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Front Matter
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Antonio M. Esquinas, MD, PhD, is President of the International Association of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events
Editors: Antonio M. Esquinas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1496-4
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1970-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1496-4Published: 12 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 370
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Emergency Services, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Pediatrics