Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children: A Pathophysiology-Based Management Approach

This textbook comprehensively covers mechanical ventilation in neonates and children integrating the latest knowledge and understanding of developmental biology, age-related and disease-specific physiologic differences in the practice of mechanical ventilation.

The physiology associated with ventilation and lung mechanics are described.

Guidance is provided on how to carry out a range of clinical assessments appropriately, including those for ventilation, mechanics and breathing control.

Available pathophysiology-based management strategies for a range of situations including respiratory failure and ventilatory failure are also provided.

Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children: A Pathophysiology Based Management Approach broadly covers a range of topics associated with mechanical ventilation in children and neonates.

It is a valuable resource for specific seminars or courses that concentrate on respiratory failure in children and for those preparing for board certification examinations for neonatal/perinatal medicine and pediatric critical care medicine.