Non Invasive Respiratory Support: A Practical Handbook Book

Contributors     vii
Preface     ix
Abbreviations Used     xi
Getting the basics right
Overview of indications for non-invasive respiratory support   A K Simonds     1
Equipment for non-invasive ventilation: Ventilators, interfaces and accessories   A K Simonds     9
Setting up a non-invasive ventilation service   A K Simonds     31
Acute indications for NIV
Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   M W Elliott     39
Continuous positive airway pressure and non-invasive ventilation in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure   A K Simonds     57
Acute non-invasive ventilation in neuromuscular disease, chest wall disorders and cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis   A K Simonds     73
Starting non-invasive ventilation: Practical aspects   A K Simonds     81
Cough assistance and physiotherapy aspects of the patient requiring non-invasive positive pressure ventilation   M Chatwin     99
Problem-solving in acute non-invasive ventilation   S Heather   M Chatwin   A K Simonds     113
Intensive care, emergency department and perioperative indications for NIV
Non-invasive ventilation and post-extubation respiratory failure   S Nava   A Carlucci     123
Weaning using non-invasive ventilation   B Schonhofer     133
Non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department, for transferring patients and during intercurrent procedures   A K Simonds     143
Selection of patients and outcome of long term non-invasive ventilation
Assessment and selection of patients for home ventilation   A K Simonds     155
Home non-invasive ventilation in restrictive disorders and stable neuromuscular disease   A K Simonds     175
Home ventilation in progressive disorders, quadriplegia and palliative non-invasive ventilation   A K Simonds     193
Non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   M W Elliott     209
Home ventilation in cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and diffuse interstitial lung disease   A K Simonds     221
Discharge planning and problem-solving in long term non-invasive ventilation
Discharging the ventilator-dependent patient and the home ventilatory care network   A K Simonds     229
Problem-solving and transitions in long-term non-invasive ventilation   A K Simonds     249
Acute and chronic non-invasive ventilation in children
Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure in children   O Norregaard     257
Home ventilation in children    B Fauroux     275
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in adults and children
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy for sleep disordered breathing in adults   A K Simonds     291
Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep disordered breathing in children   A K Simonds     323
Organisational, ethical and medico-legal aspects of long term ventilation
Organization of home mechanical ventilation in Europe   S J Lloyd-Owen     333
Ethical and medico-legal aspects of assisted ventilation   M A Branthwaite   J-P Garside     345
Suppliers of ventilatory equipment     355
Useful contact addresses and websites     357
Index     359