Assisted Ventilation at Home A Practical Guide |
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| Author:
| Kinnear, W. J. M. |
| Series title: | Oxford Medical Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-262400-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Increasingly patients with a wide variety of respiratory diseases are using assisted ventilation at night in their homes. This is the first practical guide to the subject written specifically for physicians who wish to start a patient on assisted ventilation at home. The concise, practical text reviews forms of assisted ventilation commonly used, covering all aspects from the selection of suitable patients and choosing the appropriate technique to initiating assisted ventilation and...
More DescriptionIncreasingly patients with a wide variety of respiratory diseases are using assisted ventilation at night in their homes. This is the first practical guide to the subject written specifically for physicians who wish to start a patient on assisted ventilation at home. The concise, practical text reviews forms of assisted ventilation commonly used, covering all aspects from the selection of suitable patients and choosing the appropriate technique to initiating assisted ventilation and organizing transfer into the community. Patients themselves will find this book enormously helpful, and a `patient's view' of the technique is presented. There is no other practical, accessible, and affordable account of assisted ventilation at home currently available. It will be an indispensable guide for everyone involved in the implementation of this increasingly important technique.