Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with high-risk infections : current and future perspectives

Text covers: High-risk infections: influence of down-regulation and up-regulation of cough using airway reflexes and breathing maneuvers; Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation: Models to assess air and particle dispersion; Interfaces for noninvasive ventilation: general elements and options; Noninvasive ventilation interfaces for high-risk infections: implications for health care workers; Heated humidifier; Preventing the spread of aerosol infection during application of high-frequency jet ventilation by mask; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure-related infectious diseases; Noninvasive ventilation in the polytraumatized patient; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with severe pneumonia; Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in patients with acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and HIV/AIDS; Noninvasive ventilation for severe legionella pneumonia; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in lung injury secondary to Malaria; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure due to Influenza A(H1N1) virus infection; Ventilatory strategy used for management of acute respiratory failure due to Novel Influenza A(H1N1) infection; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure due to Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Virus; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with tuberculosis: exhaled breath-generated aerosols of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation after chemical disasters; Inhalational anthrax and bioterrorism: key recommendations for acute respiratory failure; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with hematological diseases; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with solid tumors; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with infectious lung disease after solid organ transplant; Use of bronchoscopy in patients with pulmonary infections during noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with major burn injuries; Infant nasal bubble continuous positive airway pressure in resource-limited settings; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation during neonatal transport; Pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure in children with bronchiolitis and effect of CPAP; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with high-risk infections and mass casualties in acute respiratory failure: pediatric perspective; Factors involved in aerosol transmission of infection and control of ventilation in healthcare; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation to prevent intensive care unit-acquired infection; Negative-pressure and well-ventilated rooms; Bacterial and viral filters to the expiratory circuit; Personal Protective Equipment for health care workers; Noninvasive Ventilation and droplet dispersion: health professional protocols from a nursing perspective; Preventing airborne disease transmission: implications for patients during mechanical ventilation; Controlling spread of viruses and high-risk infections to hospital health care workers from NIV; Noninvasive ventilation in patients with infectious diseases in the emergency room; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with high-risk infections in intermediate respiratory care units and on the Pneumology ward; Organization of a noninvasive mechanical ventilation unit for immunocompromised patients; Pandemic influenza management and control policies: hospital coordination during an influenza pandemic.

Guidelines and protocols: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation guidelines and standard protocols for noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with high-risk infections; Guidelines for health organizations: European perspectives and experience in pandemics; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with high-risk infections: current and future perspectives.

The past few decades have seen major impacts of different pandemics and mass casualty events on health resource use in terms of rising healthcare costs and increased mortality. In this context, the development of acute respiratory failure in patients requires the use of mechanical ventilation, either invasive or noninvasive. Recently, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has proved to be a valuable strategy to reduce mortality rates in patients. This is the first book to describe the clinical indications of NIV in patients who have been hospitalized with high-risk infections as well as in the prehospital management of mass casualty incidents, including chemical or biological disasters and pandemics. Compiled by internationally respected experts, it offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in public health emergencies, such as equipment needs and guidelines for health organizations. Considering recent events (SARS, H1N1 influenza pandemic), the book concludes with a critical review of current studies and future prospects for the use of NIV, offering a valuable resource for all practitioners managing mass casualty incidents and disasters.