Mechanical Ventilation Amid The Covid 19 Pandemic

Author : Amir A. Hakimi,Thomas E. Milner,Govind R. Rajan,Brian J-F Wong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030879785

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Mechanical Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Amir A. Hakimi,Thomas E. Milner,Govind R. Rajan,Brian J-F Wong Pdf

The surge in COVID-19 cases leading to hospitalizations around the world quickly depleted hospital resources and reserves, forcing physicians to make extremely difficult life-or-death decisions on ventilator allocation between patients. Leaders in academia and industry have developed numerous ventilator support systems using both consumer- and industry-grade hardware to sustain life and to provide intermediate respiratory relief for hospitalized patients. This book is the first of its kind to discuss the respiratory pathophysiology underlying COVID-19, explain ventilator mechanics, provide and evaluate a repository of innovative ventilator support devices conceived amid the pandemic, and explain both hardware and software components necessary to develop an inexpensive ventilator support device. This book serves both as a historical record of the collaborative and innovative response to the anticipated ventilator shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic and as a guide for physicians, engineers, and DIY'ers interested in developing inexpensive transitory ventilator support devices.

Author : Ru-Ping Dai,Xiangdong Chen,Xiangming Fang,Jiapeng Huang,Eric Azabou
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889762347

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Anesthetic and Critical Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ru-Ping Dai,Xiangdong Chen,Xiangming Fang,Jiapeng Huang,Eric Azabou Pdf

Author : Nicola Vargas,Antonio M. Esquinas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030556211

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Covid-19 Airway Management and Ventilation Strategy for Critically Ill Older Patients by Nicola Vargas,Antonio M. Esquinas Pdf

This book describes the issues and challenges that clinicians encountered in the management of older critically ill patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, and offers practical information on how to manage them. Older adults are more susceptible to complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a result of viral pneumonia. In addition, they often have multiple comorbidities and are commonly frail, which means their various organs and systems, such as the respiratory system, have reduced functional reserves. As such, older adults are less able to react to acute stressors. During the current Covid-19 pandemic, older adult patients' mortality is increased. Further, the infection and death rates of elderly people in nursing homes and health care institutions are high. Management of older adults with Covid is complicated. The reduced availability of beds may limit their access to ICU. Moreover, the prognosis may be poor, and airway management and ventilation strategies have to take into account various clinical and physiological characteristics specific to older patients. This book is addressed to all allied professionals involved in the management of older critically ill patients and presents information collected and practical lessons learned from the clinical daily management of this population during the pandemic.

Author : Jorge Hidalgo,Robert C Hyzy,Ahmed Mohamed Reda Taha,Yasser Younis A. Tolba
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3031141377

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Personalized Mechanical Ventilation by Jorge Hidalgo,Robert C Hyzy,Ahmed Mohamed Reda Taha,Yasser Younis A. Tolba Pdf

In dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, there are an increased number of patients requiring personalized management as the disease pathology varies. With variable lung compliance and airway resistance as well as the severity of the disease, one size will not fit all patients. This book is problem-oriented with evidence-based discussions of the daily encountered scenarios in the ICU for mechanically ventilated patients, dealing with the pathology, monitoring and troubleshooting facing intensivists daily. These scenarios are managed utilizing a goal-directed approach and algorithms to achieve these goals. All chapters contain an explanation of a different solution illustrating the respiratory mechanics, physiology and pathology involved in such a scenario. Each chapter also closes with a take-home message to summarize the content. In addition to describing the ventilation of different patient categories, this text also features ventilation cases specific to COVID-19 including airway management in the enhanced air born isolated patient, pulmonary embolism, different states of shock and differential lung ventilation. There is also a specific chapter on monitoring mechanical ventilation with point of care ultrasound, which is an available modality in most ICUs. Another unique chapter describes how to connect more than one patient to one ventilator in case of a shortage of machines. Written by experts in the field, Personalized Mechanical Ventilation is a timely and valuable resource for critical care physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists on the front lines of both COVID-19 and day-to-day care of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU.

Author : Joseph R. Shiber
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030856366

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Critical Care of COVID-19 in the Emergency Department by Joseph R. Shiber Pdf

​This book functions as a comprehensive manual for emergency care providers who are treating critically ill COVID-19 patients. Beginning with an overview of the COVID-19 infection and an examination of the patients who received critical care from hospital emergency departments around the country, this book provides clinicians with a guide to best-practices in everything from personal protection while deploying critical care to COVID-19 patients to evaluation and diagnosis of the illness. Subsequent chapters break down care of various comorbidities seen in COVID-19 patients and the care offered to patients suffering from the illness in a multitude of ways. Closing chapters examine how emergency departments can best prepare for potential surges in COVID-19 patients as the illness continues to develop, providing important information on how to best protect hospital employees and best care for future patients in a constantly shifting landscape. Due to the rapid onset of the illness and strong-hold the pandemic had on the lives and careers of healthcare professionals, Critical Care of COVID-19 in the Emergency Department fills a critical gap in the literature available on this topic.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241564045

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Medical Devices by World Health Organization Pdf

Background papers 1 to 9 published as technical documents. Available in separate records from WHO/HSS/EHT/DIM/10.1 to WHO/HSS/EHT/DIM/10.9

Author : Charles S. Dela Cruz,Guang-Shing Cheng
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323961783

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COVID-19 lung disease: Lessons Learned, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, E-Book by Charles S. Dela Cruz,Guang-Shing Cheng Pdf

In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Drew Harris, Emily Brigham, and Juan Celedon bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Aiming to Improve Equity in Pulmonary Health. Top experts discuss disparities in risk factors for respiratory diseases, how communities are affected unequally, interventions to mitigate disparities, and evidence of effects, if present. Contains 17 practice-oriented topics including racism and bias, tobacco use, air pollution and climate change, occupational hazards, access to care and rural health, asthma and COPD, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, migrants and refugees, sex and gender, homelessness and incarceration, mental illness, and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews of improving equity in pulmonary health, 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.

Author : Ali Gholamrezanezhad
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119789680

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) by Ali Gholamrezanezhad Pdf

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provides comprehensive coverage of all key aspects of COVID-19, including: etiology, diagnosis, symptomatology, management, and treatment Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Clinical Guide provides healthcare professionals at all levels with up-to-date knowledge about the clinical, epidemiological, genomic, virological, and radiologic features of COVID-19. Consolidating multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses into a single volume, this comprehensive textbook also addresses health policies, mass casualty planning, healthcare worker safety, economic impact, lessons for future outbreaks, and other para-clinical and social aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The text presents a thorough summary and critical analysis of COVID-19 based on an exhaustive review of recently published literature and data. Topics include the virologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations and consequences of COVID-19, prevention and transmission control, the pandemic’s indirect impact to the care and management of other diseases, passive immunotherapy and its implications, diagnostic and treatment approaches for critically ill patients, and more. Edited by leading ­practitioners at the forefront of COVID-19 research, this invaluable resource: Integrates clinical, radiological, and epidemiological data and discussion of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment Reviews the epidemiology, mechanisms of action, manifestations, and management of cardiovascular, neurological, and pulmonary diseases associated with COVID-19 Covers diagnostic technologies, includes radiologic imaging, and RT-PCR testing Explores therapeutic approaches for managing a variety of complications Discusses post-vaccination symptom management and implications of immunization Addresses COVID-19 in pediatrics, in cancer patients, and in patients with lung disease, diabetes, ­hypertension, obesity, and other underlying conditions Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Clinical Guide is an indispensable source of information for all clinicians, researchers, epidemiologists, nurses, radiologists, and healthcare managers working to address any aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : JOSEPH G. ALLEN
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780674278363

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Healthy Buildings by JOSEPH G. ALLEN Pdf

Buildings can make us sick or keep us well. Diseases and toxins course through indoor spaces, making us ill. Meanwhile, better air quality and light levels improve productivity. At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has us focused more than ever on indoor air quality, Healthy Buildings shows how much we have to gain from human-centered design.

Author : Monique Lewis,Eliza Govender,Kate Holland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030797355

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Communicating COVID-19 by Monique Lewis,Eliza Govender,Kate Holland Pdf

This book explores communication during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring the work of leading communication scholars from around the world, it offers insights and analyses into how individuals, organisations, communities, and nations have grappled with understanding and responding to the pandemic that has rocked the world. The book examines the role of journalists and news media in constructing meanings about the pandemic, with chapters focusing on public interest journalism, health workers and imagined audiences in COVID-19 news. It considers public health responses in different countries, with chapters examining community-driven approaches, communication strategies of governments and political leaders, public health advocacy, and pandemic inequalities. The role of digital media and technology is also unravelled, including social media sharing of misinformation and memetic humour, crowdsourcing initiatives, the use of data in modelling, tracking and tracing, and strategies for managing uncertainties created in a pandemic.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309145480

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Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations Pdf

The influenza pandemic caused by the 2009 H1N1 virus underscores the immediate and critical need to prepare for a public health emergency in which thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people suddenly seek and require medical care in communities across the United States. Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations draws from a broad spectrum of expertise-including state and local public health, emergency medicine and response, primary care, nursing, palliative care, ethics, the law, behavioral health, and risk communication-to offer guidance toward establishing standards of care that should apply to disaster situations, both naturally occurring and man-made, under conditions in which resources are scarce. This book explores two case studies that illustrate the application of the guidance and principles laid out in the report. One scenario focuses on a gradual-onset pandemic flu. The other scenario focuses on an earthquake and the particular issues that would arise during a no-notice event. Outlining current concepts and offering guidance, this book will prove an asset to state and local public health officials, health care facilities, and professionals in the development of systematic and comprehensive policies and protocols for standards of care in disasters when resources are scarce. In addition, the extensive operations section of the book provides guidance to clinicians, health care institutions, and state and local public health officials for how crisis standards of care should be implemented in a disaster situation.

Author : Atefeh Abedini,Reza Lashgari
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832545461

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COVID-19: Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, Medicine and Public Health, Epidemiology, Neuroscience, Neurorobotics, and Biomedical Science in Pandemic Management, volume II by Atefeh Abedini,Reza Lashgari Pdf

Author : Gregory A. Schmidt,Jacqueline Kruser
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323896832

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Critical Care , An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, E-Book by Gregory A. Schmidt,Jacqueline Kruser Pdf

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing 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 these timely topic-based reviews.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309682244

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Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus Pdf

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the societal disruption it has brought, national governments and the international community have invested billions of dollars and immense amounts of human resources to develop a safe and effective vaccine in an unprecedented time frame. Vaccination against this novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), offers the possibility of significantly reducing severe morbidity and mortality and transmission when deployed alongside other public health strategies and improved therapies. Health equity is intertwined with the impact of COVID-19 and there are certain populations that are at increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19. In the United States and worldwide, the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on people who are already disadvantaged by virtue of their race and ethnicity, age, health status, residence, occupation, socioeconomic condition, or other contributing factors. Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine offers an overarching framework for vaccine allocation to assist policy makers in the domestic and global health communities. Built on widely accepted foundational principles and recognizing the distinctive characteristics of COVID-19, this report's recommendations address the commitments needed to implement equitable allocation policies for COVID-19 vaccine.

Author : Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang,Hui Y. Lan,Haiyong Chen,David Nikolic-Paterson,Ying Tang
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889745302

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Immune Landscape of Kidney Pathology by Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang,Hui Y. Lan,Haiyong Chen,David Nikolic-Paterson,Ying Tang Pdf

Topic Editor Dr. Patrick Tang holds patents related to anticancer therapy and diabetic prevention. All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic.