目次

Introduction.- Respiratory Mechanics of Spontaneous Breathing.- Phase Variables.- Basic Modes of Ventilation.- Evaluating the Patient on the Ventilator with Acute Respiratory Decompensation.- Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony.- Hemodynamic Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation.- Ventilator Strategies in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Ventilator Strategies in Obstructive Lung Diseases.- Ventilator Weaning Strategies.