RT Book, Section
A1 Corrado, Antonio
A1 Gorini, Massimo
A2 Tobin, Martin J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57066224
T1 Chapter 16. Negative-Pressure Ventilation
T2 Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-173626-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57066224
RD 2024/04/25
AB Conventional  mechanical  ventilation  via  endotracheal  intubation  or  tracheostomy  in  the  treatment  of  acute  respiratory  failure  (ARF)  is  a  lifesaving  procedure.  Yet  it  exposes  patients  to  severe  complications,  including  upper  airway  trauma  and  nosocomial  pneumonia,  and  may  prolong  the  length  of  stay  in  the  intensive  care  unit  (ICU)  and  hospital  because  additional  time  may  be  necessary  for  weaning.1–4