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Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events

Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events

Antonio M. Esquinas Editor

Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections and Mass Casualty Events

Editor Antonio M. Esquinas, MD, PhD Internacional Fellow AARC Intensive Care and Non Invasive Ventilatory Unit Hospital Morales Meseguer Murcia Spain

ISBN 978-3-7091-1495-7 ISBN 978-3-7091-1496-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-1496-4 Springer Wien Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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Preface

Pulmonary infections represent one of the main causes of development of severe acute respiratory insufficiency that requires hospital admission in pneumology wards and intensive care units. In this scenario, mechanical ventilation is cornerstone in severe forms. However, some types of pulmonary infections are characterized by severity and high risk of contamination, especially for health personnel and debilitated critically ill patients. These high-risk pulmonary infections are characterized by their great capacity for rapid spr