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Contents XXIII

Volume Guarantee 567
Liquid Ventilation 567
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 568
History 568
Patient Selection 568
ECMO Criteria 569
Mechanisms of Bypass 570
Complications 570
Summary 572
Self-Assessment Questions 572
Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 576
References 576
Additional Resources 579

Chapter 18: MeChaniCal Ventilation in nontraditional settings

Introduction 581
Mechanical Ventilation at Home 582
Goals of Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) 582
Indications and Contraindications 583
Patient Selection 586
Equipment Selection 587
Mechanical Ventilation in Mass Casualty Incidents 589
Causes of Mass Casualty 589
Mass Casualty and Mechanical Ventilation 590
Triage Systems for Mass Casualty Incidents 591
Strategic National Stockpile 594
Exclusion Criteria for Mechanical Ventilation 595
Personnel and Planning 596
Mechanical Ventilation in Hyperbaric Condition 596
Rationale for Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) 596
Indications for HBO 597
Endotracheal Tube and Ventilator 597
Tidal Volume Fluctuations 598
Monitoring and Mechanical Ventilation 599
Defibrillation and Cardiac Pacing 599
Mechanical Ventilation in Hypobaric Condition 601
High-Altitude Cerebral and Pulmonary Edema 602
Airplane Cabin Pressure 602
Ventilator Parameter Changes under Hypobaric
Conditions 603
Pressure Compensation 604
Traveling with Portable Ventilators 604
Characteristics of Portable Ventilators 605
Traveling in the United States 605

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