Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure (RF) may be defined as the failure of normal breathing, ventilation and gas exchange in the lungs leading to low oxygen levels in the cells of the body. Respiratory failure may occur acutely or chronically. The chronic forms are usuall
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Artificial Ventilation
David J. Baker
Artificial Ventilation A Basic Clinical Guide Second Edition
David J. Baker 46200 Lacave Souillac France
ISBN 978-3-030-55407-1 ISBN 978-3-030-55408-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55408-8 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Artificial ventilation has become one of the essential therapeutic components of resuscitation, making it possible to compensate for one of the main and more frequent organ failures encountered in critically ill patients. Artificial ventilation is also often necessary as a supportive therapy for other conditions, for example circulatory or neurological failure. It has thus become, since the beginning of resuscitation in the 1950s, an essential part of critical care which has developed considerably as a result of very active fundamental, clinical and technological research. These considerable advances have been employed by all doctors who use this technique outside the intensive care unit (ICU), whether in the operating theatre, in the emergency room or also outside the hospital itself. Innovative concepts and very important advances in knowledge have sometimes been obtained in these non-ICU settings. Dr Baker offers us a second revised and updated edition of his excellent book Artificial Ventilation: A Basic Clinical Guide, aimed precisely at this increasingly wide audience of physicians and health professionals who use artificial ventilation. This second edition was eagerly awaited because progress in medicine is rapid and the first edition filled an important educational
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