Acute Respiratory Failure Etiology and Treatment Routledge Revivals Series

First published in 1979: This current volume reviews the understanding of acute respiratory failure; to examine the vast metabolic machinery existing within the lungs; and to present a therapeutic program that attempts to maximize oxygen transport.

1. Historical Background 2. Nonrespiratory, Metabolic Functions of Pulmonary Endothelial Cells 3. Applied Pulmonary Physiology 4. Techniques of Measuring Pulmonary Function in the Critically Ill 6. Clinical Course 7. Evaluation and General Treatment Procedures in Critical Illness 8. Therapy of Acute Respiratory Failure

Herbert B. Hechtman, M.D., is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Director of Surgical Intensive Care at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.