Etiology and Treatment of Acute Lung Injury

From Bench to Bedside

Sadis Matalon, Jacob Iasha Sznajder (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

350 Seiten

2001
IOS Press,US (Verlag)
978-1-58603-183-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume on the pathophysiology and treatment of acute lung injury covers such topics as: sodium transport and fluid clearance across the normal and injured lungs, mechanisms and modification of acute and chronic lung injury, and nitric oxide: friend or foe.

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This volume on the pathophysiology and treatment of acute lung injury contains five different sections, each one with contributions from both basic and clinical scientists, outlining existing controversies, and how they can be resolved by future multidisciplinary studies. The various sections discuss: sodium transport and fluid clearance across the normal and injured lungs, the role of the pulmonary surfactant in the pathogenesis and treatment of ARDS, mechanisms and modification of acute and chronic lung injury, ventilatory strategies for the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome; and nitric oxide: friend or foe.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2001
• Reihe/Serie: NATO Science Series A: Life Sciences ; v. 336
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: Amsterdam
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• ISBN-10: 1-58603-183-X / 158603183X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58603-183-1 / 9781586031831
• Zustand: Neuware