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Management of Critical Care Patients with Respiratory Alterations, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Edited by Dana, MS, RN, NEA-BC Lauer
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In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editors Heather Przybyl and Dana Lauer bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Critical Care Patients with Respiratory Alterations. Respiratory alterations are common indications for admission to the intensive care unit, and implementing evidence-based guidelines for treating these patients is imperative for improving outcomes and reducing mortality. In this issue, top experts discuss alterations in pulmonary function, care management of these alterations, adjunctive therapies, ventilator management guidelines, and more. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including contused lung and current treatment strategies; asthma in pregnancy; prone positioning for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the ICU; use of the ventilator management guidelines protocol; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on management of critical care patients with respiratory alterations, offering actionable insights for clinical practicePresents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editors Heather Przybyl and Dana Lauer bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Critical Care Patients with Respiratory Alterations. Respiratory alterations are common indications for admission to the intensive care unit, and implementing evidence-based guidelines for treating these patients is imperative for improving outcomes and reducing mortality. In this issue, top experts discuss alterations in pulmonary function, care management of these alterations, adjunctive therapies, ventilator management guidelines, and more. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including contused lung and current treatment strategies; asthma in pregnancy; prone positioning for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the ICU; use of the ventilator management guidelines protocol; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on management of critical care patients with respiratory alterations, offering actionable insights for clinical practicePresents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews