Practical Guide to Mechanical Ventilation, A

A new, case-oriented and practical guide to one of the core techniques in respiratory medicine and critical care. Concise, practical reference designed for use in the critical care setting Case-oriented content is organised according to commonly encountered clinical scenarios Flow charts and algorithms delineate appropriate treatment protocols Content: Chapter 1.1 Introduction to Noninvasive Ventilation (pages 1–15): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.2 Physiology of Noninvasive Ventilation (pages 17–29): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.3 Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure from COPD (pages 31–39): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.4 Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute CHF (pages 41–50): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.5 Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure (pages 51–62): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.6 Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure Associated with COPD (pages 63–70): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.7 Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Disease (pages 71–82): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 1.8 Weaning from Invasive Ventilation to Noninvasive Ventilation (pages 83–91): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 2.1 Respiratory Failure (pages 93–102): Kyle B. Enfield and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 2.2 Airway Management (pages 103–131): Drew A. MacGregor, Scott van Poppel, Jonathon D. Truwit and Mark R. BowlingChapter 2.3 Ventilator Mechanics (pages 133–139): David L. Bowton and R. Duncan HiteChapter 2.4 Modes of Mechanical Ventilation (pages 141–162): R. Duncan HiteChapter 2.5 Assessing Lung Physiology (pages 163–172): Daniel C. Grinnan and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 2.6 Mechanical Ventilation in Restrictive Lung Disease (pages 173–194): R. Duncan HiteChapter 2.7 Mechanical Ventilation in Obstructive Lung Disease (pages 195–203): Rodolfo M. Pascual and Jeremy S. BreitChapter 2.8 Ancillary Methods to Mechanical Ventilation (pages 205–214): Kyle B. Enfield and Jonathon D. TruwitChapter 2.9 Mechanical Ventilator Outcomes (pages 215–237): Ali S. Wahla and Edward F. HaponikChapter 3.1 Definitions (pages 239–248): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.2 Readiness Testing and Weaning Predictors (pages 249–261): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.3 Physiological Barriers (pages 263–275): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.4 Modes Used during Discontinuation (pages 277–287): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.5 Extubation (pages 289–304): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.6 Adjuncts to Facilitate Weaning (pages 305–317): Scott K. Epstein and Marjolein de WitChapter 3.7 Tracheostomy (pages 319–328): Scott K. EpsteinChapter 3.8 Putting it all together: Protocols and Algorithms (pages 329–338): Scott K. Epstein and Maged A. Tanios