The Lungs in a Mechanical Ventilator Environment, an Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Volume 24-3

Description:

This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will include articles on the following topics: Non-invasive ventilation; Modes of mechanical ventilation; Mechanical ventilation effect on heart/lung interactions; Effect of ventilation on the lungs; VAP; Liberation/weaning & Sedation/pain control; Self/unplanned extubation; Communication; recovery and rehab post ICU; Airway protection with aging; home ventilation; monitoring of the mechanical vent patient; and Dyspnea.

By Meredith Mealer, RN, MS, CCRN, Research Instructor and Project Manager, University of Colorado Denver and Suzanne C. Lareau, RN, MS, FAAN, Senior Instructor, College of Nursing, Univ. of Colorado Denver