Ventilatory Support for Chronic Respiratory Failure - 9780367387686

CRC Press

Ventilatory Support for Chronic Respiratory FailureAuthor(s): Nicolino Ambrosino, Roger S. Goldstein\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367387686, 978-0367387686\nSynopsis\nAs our population continues to grow, more and more patients are becoming dependent on long-term ventilatory support. Therefore, the need for quality options such as home mechanical ventilation is fast becoming a necessity. Ventilatory Support For Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) is the first resource to authoritatively address the needs of the acute or chronic respiratory patient through the transition from the hospital to the home-care setting. \n\nThis reference covers best practices in the management of CRF patients who are:\n\nclinically stable\n\nventilator dependent in an institutional setting\n\ntransitioning back to the community\n\nlikely to require home-based care\n\nCovering ethical and economic management issues, as well as perspecs