Applied Technologies in Pulmonary Medicine

Based on articles published in the past year on new technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, the contributions in this volume review and discuss the clinical implications of these findings. Esquinas, who works in intensive care at a hospital in Spain, compiles 40 articles by specialists in pediatrics, critical care, anesthesiology, pulmonology, engineering, and other fields from around the world who cover mechanical ventilation, ventilator modes, new pharmacological treatments during ventilation, infection prevention, technologies in anesthesiology, pulmonary rehabilitation, telemonitoring in pediatric and neonatal critical care, and assistance in chronic respiratory failure, as well as diagnostic methods like polysomnography and ultrasound and cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods and new options in inhalation therapies. Others address the outcome of patients with lung cancer, evidence-based ICU discharge guidelines, the role of the environment, and organizational issues in disaster management and intensive care. The book is intended for clinicians working with respiratory patients in the ICU and daily practice. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)