Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation

The acclaimed application-based guide to adult mechanical ventilation --- updated to reflect the latest topics and
practice
guidelines




This practical guide is written from the perspective of authors who have nearly 100 years’ experience as clinicians,
educators, researchers, and authors. Unlike other references on the topic, this resource is about mechanical
ventilation
rather than mechanical ventilators. It is written to provide a solid understanding of the general principles and
essential
foundational knowledge of mechanical ventilation as required by respiratory therapists and critical care physicians.
To make
it clinically relevant, Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation includes disease-specific chapters related to mechanical
ventilation in these conditions.




The Fourth Edition has been carefully updated throughout. New content includes coverage of mechanical ventilation of
the obese
patient and advanced monitoring procedures. Concepts such as driving pressure are included, and the content has been
checked
against the most recently published clinical practice guidelines.




Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, Fourth Edition is divided into four parts:




Part One, Principles of Mechanical Ventilation describes basic principles of mechanical ventilation and then continues
with
issues such as indications for mechanical ventilation, appropriate physiologic goals, and ventilator liberation.




Part Two, Ventilator Management, gives practical advice for ventilating patients with a variety of diseases.




Part Three, Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation, discusses blood gases, hemodynamics, mechanics, and waveforms.




Part Four, Topics in Mechanical Ventilation, covers issues such as airway management, aerosol delivery, and
extracorporeal
life support.