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The respiratory tract in pediatric critical illness and injury /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shanley, Thomas P., 1963-, Wheeler, Derek S., Wong, Hector R., 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer, [2009]
Subjects:
Respiratory Tract Diseases > therapy.
Child.
Critical Care.
Infant.
Pediatrics.
Pediatric intensive care.
Respiratory organs > Diseases.
Medicine.
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Therapy.
Respiratory organs > Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Respiratory physiology
  • Disorders of the pediatric chest
  • Respiratory monitoring
  • Bronchoscopy in the pediatric intensive care unit
  • Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Ventilator-induced lung injury
  • Prone positioning
  • High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
  • Pulmonary surfactant: biology and therapy
  • Nitric oxide
  • Extracorporeal life support for children with acute respiratory failure
  • Diseases of the upper respiratory tract
  • Congenital airway and respiratory tract anomalies
  • Status asthmaticus
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Pneumonia and empyema
  • Pediatric lung transplantation
  • Neuromuscular respiratory failure
  • Diseases of the pulmonary vascular system.