Title | Shock and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome [electronic resource] / edited by Wolfgang Kox, David Bihari |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1988 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1443-7 |
Descript | XV, 238 p. online resource |
Section I: The Morphology and Pathogenesis of Acute Lung Injury -- 1 Fluid Flux Across the Microvascular Endothelium -- 2 The Morphology of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 3 Mediators in Acute Lung Injury: The Whole Body Inflammatory Response Hypothesis -- 4 Intravascular Microaggregates and Pulmonary Embolization in Shock and Surgery -- Section II: Pathophysiology of Septic Shock and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 5 Biochemical Changes in Patients at Risk from the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Does the Pancreas Play a Role? -- 6 Changing Haemodynamic Concepts in Human Septic Shock -- 7 Oxygen Delivery and Consumption in the Critically Ill: Their Relation to the Development of Multiple Organ Failure -- 8 Right Ventricular Performance and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Ventilation -- Section III: Some Aspects of Ventilatory Support -- 9 The Physiological Basis of Ventilatory and Respiratory Support -- 10 The Arterial-Alveolar Nitrogen Difference for the Assessment of Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch -- 11 High-frequency Ventilation: A Step Towards โCompliance-Independentโ Ventilation -- 12 Extracorporeal Support in Acute Respiratory Failure -- Section IV: Some Aspects of Cardiovascular Support -- 13 The Role of Fluid Replacement in Acute Endotoxin Shock -- 14 Optimal Use of Vasoactive Agents in Septic Shock -- 15 Mechanical Assistance in the Treatment of Shock -- Section V: The Diagnosis and Prognosis of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 16 Prognosis in the Intensive Care Unit: General Principles and Application to Patients with the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 17 Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Scoring System for the Estimation of the Gravity of Pulmonary Disease and Comparison of Patient Populations -- 18 The Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome