Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation
Respiratory system and artificial ventilation are key topics when considering the main aspects of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine: assisted ventilation techniques are essential to preserve the patient’s life, but just as any other treatments th
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Umberto Lucangelo • Paolo Pelosi Walter A. Zin • Andrea Aliverti
Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation
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Editors Umberto Lucangelo Department of Perioperative Medicine Intensive Care and Emergency Cattinara Hospital Trieste University School of Medicine Trieste, Italy Walter A. Zin Laboratory of Respiration Physiology Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paolo Pelosi Department of Clinical Science University of Insubria Varese, Italy
Andrea Aliverti TMB Laboratory Department of Bioengineering Politecnico di Milano Milan, Italy
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007939294
ISBN 978-88-470-0764-2 Milan Heidelberg New York e-ISBN 978-88-470-0765-9
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Preface
Intellectual undertakings, such as publishing a medical book—in this case, one concerning the respiratory tract and artificial support techniques—offer an important incentive for experts in a particular field, in that, as authors, they have the opportunity to share research results, whether their own or those of the working group they represent. Such books provide challenging and qualified updates to young researchers, who are thereby able to enhance their knowledge and working methods, for example, with the aim of improving the treatment standards of intensive-care patients. The purpose of this book is to pursue the mission undertaken for the past thirty years by the Trieste University School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and, more recently, by the School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care of Catania University. The editors’ task was made easier through a project promoted by the University of Catania, which involve
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