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Inhaled sedation in the intensive care unit: A new option and its technical prerequisites

By Andreas Meiser

Book information

Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Year
2019
ISBN
978-3-658-27351-4, 978-3-658-27352-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4412785 bytes)
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Pages
IX, 50\58
Time added
2020-02-08 04:42:34
Medicine & Public Health; Intensive / Critical Car

Description

Andreas Meiser summarizes the current literature on inhalation sedation of critically ill patients. To meet clinical demands, he describes the development of new devices to administer volatile anesthetics together with common ICU ventilators. Their basic principle is called anesthetic reflection. The author discusses advantages and drawbacks of these devices in line with clinical studies demonstrating advantages of inhaled versus intravenous ICU sedation.About the Author:Dr. med. Andreas Meiser is working as a consultant anesthesiologist on the interdisciplinary operative ICU of the Saarland University Medical Center. He has been a pioneer in the field of inhalation ICU sedation. He has been treating patients using the AnaConDa administration devices since 2004, and has published many original articles in scientific journals on the subject. Front Matter ....Pages I-XI Introduction (Andreas Meiser)....Pages 1-8 Original Publications (Andreas Meiser)....Pages 9-34 Discussion (Andreas Meiser)....Pages 35-39 Future Perspectives (Andreas Meiser)....Pages 41-41 Back Matter ....Pages 43-50

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