Description
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 more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on management of critical care patients with respiratory alterations, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents 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
Table of Contents
Latest Advances in the Treatment of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeChest Wall Trauma: Rib Fractures and Pulmonary ContusionsPostoperative Management of the Thoracic Surgery PatientManaging Acute Exacerbations in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Intensive Care Unit SettingManagement of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Guide for Bedside Critical Care NursesSpaceflight Respiratory System from a Nursing PerspectiveAccuracy of Pulse-Oximetry in Non-white PatientsBreathing Easy: Exploring Pulmonary Diseases and DevicesABCDEF Bundle Implementation for Improved Respiratory Failure OutcomesFeeling Blue: Understanding the Differences in Noninvasive Support Modalities for Acute Respiratory FailureRevolutionizing Mechanical Ventilation: Latest Advances and Practical Applications of Airway Pressure Release VentilationUsage of Ventilator Management Guideline, a Protocolized ApproachProne to Success: Strategies to Improve Outcomes in Adult Respiratory Failure Patients
