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Ian Mackenzie: Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 440pp., ISBN-13: 9780521867818

Author: Lluis Blanch

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2009

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Mechanical ventilation and weaning comprise one of the most common treatment options to sustain lung function in critically ill patients. Currently, professionals caring for the critically ill know that appropriate management of these patients and ventilator set up is of paramount importance to improve outcome without causing further lung and distant organ injury. This book offers an overview of the physiological and clinical bases for caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilation. …

Title: Ian Mackenzie: Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 440pp., ISBN-13: 9780521867818
Author: Lluis Blanch
Publication date: 01-02-2009
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc7951

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Ian Mackenzie: Core Topics in Mechanical Ventilation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 440pp., ISBN-13: 9780521867818

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