Anesthesia and the Lung

Theodore H. Stanley, M. D. Anesthesia and the Lung contains the Refresher Course manuscripts of the presentations of the 34th Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology which took place at The Cliff Conference Center in Snowbird, Utah, February 17-21, 1989. The chapters reflect recent advances in...

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Other Authors: Stanley, T.H. (Editor), Sperry, R.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
Series:Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Regional Differences in the Lung
  • Regulation of the Pulmonary Circulation
  • New Concepts in the Regulation of the Pulmonary Vasculature: Biochemical Activities of Endothelial Cells that influence Pulmonary Vascular Tone and Blood Flow
  • Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Edema: Implications for Clinical Management
  • Control of Breathing
  • Pulmonary Surfacant: An Endogenous Mediator of Alveolar Stability and a Therapeutic Agent
  • High Altitude Diseases
  • Preparing the Patient with COPD for Surgery
  • Anesthetic Influences on the Pulmonary Circulation
  • Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatching During Anesthesia
  • Anesthesia and Changes in Lung Volume
  • Oximetry I: Nomenclature, History, Accuracy and Uses
  • What is the Required Inspired Oxygen Consumption During Anesthesia?
  • Postoperative Hypoxia
  • The 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Mt. Everest
  • Effects of Anesthetics on Pulmonary Gas Exchange
  • Oximetry II: Limitations and Effects on Other Monitors
  • Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery: Part I — Double-Lumen Tube Intubation
  • Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery: Part II — Management of One-Lung Ventilation
  • Anesthetic Management of the Patient with Reactive Airways
  • Differential Lung Ventilation
  • Physiologic Effects of Raised Airway Pressure
  • HFJV, PS, IRV, MMV, APRV, “New” Ventilatory Modes
  • Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Hemodynamics and Therapy in ARDS
  • Septic Shock
  • Respiratory Mechanics in ICU Patients
  • Dynamic Hyperinflation: Intrinsic PEEP and Its Ramifications in Patients with Respiratory Failure
  • Why Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (IMV) Fails?
  • Weaning from Ventilatory Support
  • ECMO: A View from the East