Mechanical ventilation / David C. Shelledy, Jay I. Peters ; consulting editor, Kevin C. Proud

Includes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary, and index.

Introduction to critical respiratory care -- Respiratory failure -- Principles of mechanical ventilation -- Mechanical ventilators -- Indications for mechanical ventilation -- Ventilator initiation -- Patient stabilization: adjusting ventilatory support -- Critical care patient assessment and monitoring: Part 1: Assessment -- Critical care patient assessement and monitoring: Part 2: Monitoring and care -- Noninvasive ventilation -- High-frequency oscillatory ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults -- Diagnostic and supportive procedures in the ICU -- Point-of-care ultrasound in critical care -- Mechanical ventilation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- Neonatal and pediatric critical care -- Ventilator discontinuance

"Mechanical Ventilation is a comprehensive guide to the evaluation and management of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support. It helps respiratory care students and clinicians bridge the gap between theory and practice as they strive to provide the very best care for patients. Aimed at developing advanced practice, critical care respiratory therapists, the text covers key concepts, techniques, and procedures for providing safe and effective mechanical ventilation. Readers will learn to apply assessment skills to evaluate patients in impending or actual respiratory failure. After studying indications for mechanical ventilation, they will learn how to initiate mechanical ventilator support, adjust ventilation to keep patients stabilized, monitor patients over time, and discontinue ventilator support"--Provided by publisher

School of Respiratory Therapy