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Respiratory Support in Critical Care



Indications of non-invasive ventilation in intensive care: a practical approach

by Matthias Leist, MD

Mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube or via tracheostomy has become a major component of intensive care. However, unavoidable drawbacks related to the invasive character of this treatment have been observed, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). More...


Clinical Papers
Weaning With Indirect Calorimetry
by Chris L. Harris RRCP, RRT

Obtaining metabolic measurements by Indirect Calorimetry for determining oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) has increased in popularity among clinicians since the early 1980’s. More...
 
Educational Support
New Trends in Oxygen Delivery, Consumption and Debt Assessment: Global and Regional Indices
by Jan Headley, RN, BS

The concept of optimizing oxygen delivery to meet oxygen demand is not new to the critical care arena. More...



Demand Myocardial Ischemia: Application of 12 lead ECG Monitoring
by Kathy Booker, RN, PhD, CCRN

Demand myocardial ischemia develops in patients with conditions that greatly increase the demand for cardiac output or perfusion when myocardial supply may be marginal or inadequate. More...

 

 


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From the Editor-in-Chief
by Ilkka S. Kalli MD, PhD, MBA


Last updated: 1 March 2003Created
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Kathy Booker:
Demand Myocardial Ischemia
ppt presentation

Chris L. Harris:
Weaning With Indirect Calorimetry ppt presentation

Matthias Leist:
Non-invasive ventilation in intensive care
ppt presentation



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