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Overview
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation offers practical, evidence-based advice from experienced authors on the selection of appropriate patients, equipment and techniques used in the initiation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). It discusses how to anticipate and resolve possible problem scenarios, and how to implement and monitor NPPV programs both in hospitals and in the patient''s home.
Defined as ventilatory assistance given without the need for an invasive airway, NPPV is often preferred over invasive mechanical ventilation because it is more convenient to use, more comfortable for the patient, and avoids complications of invasive mechanical ventilation including upper airway trauma, nosocomial pneumonias, sinusitis and sepsis. However, recipients of NPPV must be carefully selected and considerable skill and experience are necessary for successful implementation. This book aims to provide readers with knowledge that will contribute to that success.
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation will inform pulmonary internists and pediatricians, pulmonary physiatrists and physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists who are involved in the management of patients with respiratory failure, critical care physicians and nurses, and trainees and students who have an interest in mechanical ventilation.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
A significant new contribution to the field of respiratory failure management.
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation offers practical, evidence-based advice from experienced authors on the selection of appropriate patients, equipment and techniques used in the initiation of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). It discusses how to anticipate and resolve possible problem scenarios, and how to implement and monitor NPPV programs both in hospitals and in the patient's home.
Defined as ventilatory assistance given without the need for an invasive airway, NPPV is often preferred over invasive mechanical ventilation because it is more convenient to use, more comfortable for the patient, and avoids complications of invasive mechanical ventilation including upper airway trauma, nosocomial pneumonias, sinusitis and sepsis. However, recipients of NPPV must be carefully selected and considerable skill and experience are necessary for successful implementation. This book aims to provide readers with knowledge that will contribute to that success.
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation will inform pulmonary internists and pediatricians, pulmonary physiiatrists and physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists who are involved in the management of patients with respiratory failure, critical care physicians and nurses, and trainees and students who have an interest in mechanical ventilation.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:David J. Dries, MD(University of Minnesota Medical School)
Description:This multiauthored monograph describes the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV).
Purpose:Provided is a guide for clinicians and a scholarly source of information related to applications of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.
Audience:Practitioners and teachers of various forms of respiratory support will find this monograph useful. Authors represent a multinational group of acknowledged authorities in various forms of mechanical ventilation.
Features:A thoughtful introduction begins the book. Content is predictable, beginning with descriptions of necessary equipment and techniques for initiation of patients into noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Subsequent chapters describe the use of NPPV in various disease states and help to better identify strengths and weaknesses in this technique. Concluding chapters describe the limited available information regarding pediatric applications of NPPV and approaches to optimally support a program using NPPV on an institutional basis. Chapters are clearly written and amply referenced. References date to within one to two years of publication. Tables and black-and-white line drawings reproduce with adequate clarity. Black-and-white photographs are also used. Although the detail on these reproductions is sometimes less than optimal, they adequately portray the information. The table of contents lists chapter title and authorship. A limited index concludes.
Assessment:This is a state-of-the-art monograph in this growing area of respiratory care. A widely acknowledged authority provides editorial leadership. For anyone considering noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, this monograph is a worthy addition to the reference shelf.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: David J. Dries, MD(University of Minnesota Medical School)Description: This multiauthored monograph describes the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV).
Purpose: Provided is a guide for clinicians and a scholarly source of information related to applications of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.
Audience: Practitioners and teachers of various forms of respiratory support will find this monograph useful. Authors represent a multinational group of acknowledged authorities in various forms of mechanical ventilation.
Features: A thoughtful introduction begins the book. Content is predictable, beginning with descriptions of necessary equipment and techniques for initiation of patients into noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Subsequent chapters describe the use of NPPV in various disease states and help to better identify strengths and weaknesses in this technique. Concluding chapters describe the limited available information regarding pediatric applications of NPPV and approaches to optimally support a program using NPPV on an institutional basis. Chapters are clearly written and amply referenced. References date to within one to two years of publication. Tables and black-and-white line drawings reproduce with adequate clarity. Black-and-white photographs are also used. Although the detail on these reproductions is sometimes less than optimal, they adequately portray the information. The table of contents lists chapter title and authorship. A limited index concludes.
Assessment: This is a state-of-the-art monograph in this growing area of respiratory care. A widely acknowledged authority provides editorial leadership. For anyone considering noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, this monograph is a worthy addition to the reference shelf.
Booknews
The approach has been extensively used over the past two decades in the care of patients with acute and chronic ventilatory failure, and is now being seen as a valid treatment option in other causes of acute respiratory failure such as pneumonia, cardiogenic pulmonary adema, and respiratory insufficiency following surgery. Here researchers synthesize the state of knowledge about it to help clinicians use it more often but with the discretion needed for safety and effectiveness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)3 Stars from Doody