Fig. 12.1 Different types of connectable exhalation ports. From left to right: Disposable Exhalation Port, Whisper Swivel, Whisper Swivel II, and Plateau Valve (Respironics Inc., Murrysville, PA, USA) The built-in…
Fig. 11.1 A patient treated with transnasal insufflation (TNI) Several studies have shown that TNI improves oxygenation, increases end-inspiratory lung volume, reduces airway resistance, increases functional residual capacity, and flushes…
9.2.2 Obstructive Disorders The situation regarding hygiene of HVC is slightly different in obstructive respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with restrictive…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Antonio M. Esquinas (ed.)Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation10.1007/978-3-319-21653-9_1 1. Rationale of Noninvasive Ventilation Nicolino Ambrosino1 (1) Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Weaning Unit, Auxilium Vitae, Volterra, Italy Nicolino Ambrosino Email: nico.ambrosino@gmail.com 1.1 Stable…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Antonio M. Esquinas (ed.)Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation10.1007/978-3-319-21653-9_4 4. Nasal Pillow for Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Key Technical Determinants and Clinical Evidence Yoshinori Matsuoka1 (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, Kagoshima Minami Kyushu City,…
Fig. 2.1 Schematic representation of the relation between lung volumes and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). Alveolar and extra-alveolar resistance determine the PVR. As lung volume increase from residual volume (RV)…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Antonio M. Esquinas (ed.)Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation10.1007/978-3-319-21653-9_5 5. ICU Ventilators Versus BiPAP Ventilators in Noninvasive Ventilation Tamer Fahmy1 and Sameh Salim1 (1) Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University Hospitals, Giza, Egypt …
