New Aspects on Respiratory Failure

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
 E. Coli Sepsis-Induced Pulmonary Injury....Pages 3-11
Regulation of the Cellular Immune Response and Interaction with the Endothelium by Changes in Membrane Receptors....Pages 12-18
Increased Expression of the Low-Affinity Receptor for IgE (FcεRII/CD23) on Rat Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 19-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Role of Alveolar and Intravascular Macrophages in Acute Lung Injury: New Methods and New Mechanisms....Pages 27-35
Pulmonary Fibrosis: Role of Inflammatory Cells in Local Injury and Fibrosis....Pages 36-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Eicosanoids and Acute Respiratory Failure — Pathophysiologic and Therapeutic Aspects....Pages 47-61
Dietary Modification of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade....Pages 62-66
Proteinases as Mediators of the Disturbance of Pulmonary Vascular Permeability in Sepsis, Polytrauma, and ARDS....Pages 67-74
The Involvement of Oxygen Radicals and Their Derivatives in ARDS....Pages 75-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Regulation of the Pulmonary Circulation During Lung Injury....Pages 87-92
Investigations of the Pathophysiology of the Pulmonary Microcirculation Using In-vivo Microscopy....Pages 93-114
Pulmonary Capillary Transit Times in Fully Recruited Networks....Pages 115-121
New Drugs for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 122-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Effects of Mechanical Ventilation and Cardiac Output upon Perfusion in Hypoxic Lung Areas....Pages 131-137
Determination of Lung Water Content and Distribution by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance....Pages 138-146
Volumetric Evaluation of Diaphragm Motion....Pages 147-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Inflation and Atelectasis in a Topographical Model of the Lung....Pages 157-171
Oscillation Mechanics in Respiratory Monitoring....Pages 172-180
The Pulmonary Surfactant System: Its Contribution to Lung Alveolar Stability, Alteration in Acute Respiratory Failure, and Replacement as a Therapeutical Concept....Pages 181-193
Effects of Artificial Ventilation on Surfactant Function....Pages 194-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Assessment of Dyspnea and Respiratory Muscle Function....Pages 211-220
Muscle Fatigue in Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 221-226
Coordination of Respiratory Muscles....Pages 227-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Polymorphous Ventilation: A New Ventilation Concept for Distributed Time Constants....Pages 235-252
Success of Pressure Support Ventilation and Combined High Frequency Ventilation with respect to Extravascular Lung Water....Pages 253-264
Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP)....Pages 265-271
Technical Aspects of Patient-Ventilator Interactions....Pages 272-277
Learnt Ventilation Processes....Pages 278-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Possibilities of a Computer-Based Hemodynamic Multisensor System....Pages 289-293
Intrathoracic Blood Volume Accurately Reflects Circulating Volume Status in Critically Ill Patients....Pages 294-306
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Metabolic Organ Dysfunction....Pages 307-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Generation of Free Oxygen Radicals and Chemotactic Desensitation Following Burn Injury....Pages 317-321
A Prospective Evaluation of the Influence of Extrapulmonary Factors on Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 322-328
The Relationship of SpO 2 93%–95% to Arterial Blood Gases and Pulmonary Function Parameters....Pages 329-334
Back Matter....Pages 335-341