Advanced Respiratory Critical Care (Oxford Specialist Handbooks)

About this Book

Respiratory disease is the most common reason for admission to intensive care, and advanced respiratory support is one of the most frequently used interventions in critically ill patients. A clear understanding of respiratory disease is the cornerstone of high quality intensive care.

Although a plethora of literature is available, both in print and online, finding the necessary relevant information can be difficult and time consuming. This handbook provides comprehensive clinical detail in an easily readable format. It is written by practising clinicians and has both in-depth theoretical discussion and practical management advice.

This book is designed to bridge the gap between Intensive Care starter texts and all-encompassing reference textbooks. It is aimed at consultants and senior trainees in Intensive Care Medicine, senior ICU nursing staff, consultants in other specialties and allied healthcare professionals who have an interest in advanced respiratory critical care.

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Approach to the patient with respiratory failure
Respiratory physiology and pathophysiology - Dawn Fabbroni, Andrew Lumb
Diagnosis of respiratory failure - Colin Church, Giles Roditi, teve Banham,
Investigation of respiratory failure - Steve Banham, Giles Roditi, Colin Church,
The Microbiology laboratory - Marina Morgan
Clinical decision making - Martin Hughes, Graham Nimmo
Indications for ventilatory support - Rebecca Appelboam

Section 2 - Non-invasive treatment modalities
Oxygen therapy - Malcolm Sim, Martin Hughes, Roland Black
Non-invasive ventilation - William Kinnear
Continuous positive airways pressure - Ben Ivory, Roland Black

Section 3 - Invasive ventilation basics
Development of invasive ventilation - Julia Munn
Triggering and Cycling - Andrew Foo, Martin Hughes
Pressure vs volume delivery - Julius Cranshaw
Positive end expiratory pressure - Christopher Day

Section 4 - Invasive ventilation modes
Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation - David Muigai
Pressure control ventilation - Martyn Hawkins, Chris Cairns
Assist control ventilation - David Muigai
Pressure support ventilation - Martin Hughes, Roland Black
Airway pressure release ventilation and biphasic positive airway pressure - Martyn Hawkins, Paul McConnell
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation - Luigi Camporota
Software enhancements - Ben Ivory, Martin Hughes
Adaptive support ventilation - Brian Digby, Martin Hughes, Roland Black
Proportional assist ventilation - Eumorfia Kondili, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist - Christer Sinderby
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Giles Peek
Adjuncts to ventilation - Tim Gould

Section 5 - The Ventilated Patient
Tracheal tubes - David Swann
Tracheostomy - Rebecca Appelboam
Humidification and suction - David Swann
Physiotherapy in intensive care units - Andrew Lockwood, Louise Watson
Monitoring on a ventilator - Peter MacNaughton, Mike Spivey
Complications of ventilation - Stuart McLellan, Graham Nimmo
Effects of mechanical ventilation on control of Breathing - Maria Klimathianaki, Dimitris Georgopolous
Patient ventilator asynchrony - Stefano Nava, Zuhal Karakurt
Heart-lung interactions - Michael Pinsky
Effects of mechanical ventilation on oxygenation - Martin Hughes, Roland Black
Hypercapnia while on a ventilator - Martin Hughes, Roland Black
Sudden deterioration on a ventilator - Roland Black, Martin Hughes
Sedation - Tim Walsh
Ventilation outside the intensive care unit - Alyson Calder, Alexander Binning
Weaning from mechanical ventilation - Ross Patterson, Ian Grant
Extubation - Ross Patterson, Ian Grant
Long-term (home) ventilation - Anthony Bateman, Ian Grant
Outcome and follow-up - John Griffiths, Brian Cuthbertson

Section 6 - Treatment of specific diseases
Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Timothy Fenton, Geoff Bellingan
Alveolar haemorrhage and pulmonary vasculitis - Lucy Smyth, Bipen Patel
Asthma - Graham Nimmo, Graham Douglas
Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema - Jonathan Dalzell, John McMurray
Conventional immune modifiers and biologic therapies - James Dale, Tom Evans, Iain McInnes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - David Halpin
Drug-induced lung disease - Malcolm Booth
Extrapulmonary causes of respiratory failure - Andrew McDuff, Ian Grant
Haematological malignancy in ICU - Anthony Todd
Inhalational injury - John Kinsella
Interstitial lung disease - Nik Hirani
Pleural disease - Catherine Bateman, Nick Maskell
Pneumonia - Hugh Bakere, David Halpin
Respiratory disease in pregnancy - Rosemary Snaith, Elizabeth McGrady
Pulmonary embolism - Kevin Blyth
Pulmonary vascular disease - Martin Johnson, Nicola Lee
Thoracic surgical patients in ICU - Derek Paul, Ian Colquhoun
Thoracic trauma - Alasdair Dow
Miscellaneous lung disease - Nicola Lee, Martin Johnson

Author Information

Edited by Martin Hughes, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, University Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK, and Roland Black, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, UK