New Aspects on Respiratory Failure

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rügheimer, Erich (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: The Clinical Aspects of Respiratory Failure as a Result of Biochemical and Immunological Reactions: Endotoxin, Cytokines, and Receptors
  • E. coli Sepsis-Induced Pulmonary Injury
  • Regulation of the Cellular Immune Response and Interaction with the Endothelium by Changes in Membrane Receptors
  • Increased Expression of the Low-Affinity Receptor for IgE (FceRII/CD23) on Rat Alveolar Macrophages
  • 2: Cellular Reactions and Interactions: Macrophages and Leukocytes
  • The Role of Alveolar and Intravascular Macrophages in Acute Lung Injury: New Methods and New Mechanisms
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis: Role of Inflammatory Cells in Local Injury and Fibrosis
  • 3: Mediators and Nonspecific Effectors: Eicosanoids, Proteases and Oxygen Radicals
  • Eicosanoids and Acute Respiratory Failure — Pathophysiologic and Therapeutic Aspects
  • Dietary Modification of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade
  • Intrathoracic Blood Volume Accurately Reflects Circulating Volume Status in Critically Ill Patients
  • Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Metabolic Organ Dysfunction
  • 10: Posters
  • Generation of Free Oxygen Radicals and Chemotactic Desensitization Following Burn Injury
  • A Prospective Evaluation of the Influence of Extrapulmonary Factors on Mechanical Ventilation
  • The Relationship of SpO2 93%-95% to Arterial Blood Gases and Pulmonary Function Parameters
  • The Pulmonary Surfactant System: Its Contribution to Lung Alveolar Stability, Alteration in Acute Respiratory Failure, and Replacement as a Therapeutical Concept
  • Effects of Artificial Ventilation on Surfactant Function
  • 7: The Respiratory Pump
  • Assessment of Dyspnea and Respiratory Muscle Function
  • Muscle Fatigue in Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Coordination of Respiratory Muscles
  • 8: Artificial Ventilation
  • Polymorphous Ventilation: A New Ventilation Concept for Distributed Time Constants
  • Success of Pressure Support Ventilation and Combined High Frequency Ventilation with Respect to Extravascular Lung Water
  • Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP)
  • Technical Aspects of Patient-Ventilator Interactions
  • Learnt Ventilation Processes
  • 9: Tissue Oxygenation and Organ Metabolism
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Possibilities of a Computer-Based Hemodynamic Multisensor System
  • Proteinases as Mediators of the Disturbance of Pulmonary Vascular Permeability in Sepsis, Polytrauma, and ARDS
  • The Involvement of Oxygen Radicals and Their Derivatives in ARDS
  • 4: Pulmonary Circulation
  • Regulation of the Pulmonary Circulation During Lung Injury
  • Investigations of the Pathophysiology of the Pulmonary Microcirculation Using In-vivo Microscopy
  • Pulmonary Capillary Transit Times in Fully Recruited Networks
  • New Drugs for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • 5: Gas Exchange
  • Effects of Mechanical Ventilation and Cardiac Output upon Perfusion in Hypoxic Lung Areas
  • Determination of Lung Water Content and Distribution by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Volumetric Evaluation of Diaphragm Motion
  • 6: Mechanics of Breathing and Surfactant
  • Inflation and Atelectasis in a Topographical Model of the Lung
  • Oscillation Mechanics in Respiratory Monitoring