Basics of Mechanical Ventilation

Basics of Mechanical Ventilation, 1st Edition, serves as a practical guide to the fundamentals of respiratory support and ventilator operation.

The volume begins with the physiological mechanisms of spontaneous breathing as a foundation for understanding how ventilators function. It addresses standard clinical ventilation modes, patient-ventilator interactions, and ventilator dyssynchrony.

Written for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians in internal medicine, critical care, surgery, and anesthesiology, the book explores how mechanical ventilation affects critically ill patients and outlines approaches to managing respiratory decompensation.