Ventilator Management Strategies for Critical Care

Nicholas S. Hill, Mitchell M. Levy

DEMOGRAPHICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure
Sean P. Keenan and Dean R. Chittock
Evolution of the Modern Mechanical Ventilator
Neil MacIntyre
Utilization of Mechanical Ventilation for Critical Care: An International Perspective
Antonio Anzueto and Andres Esteban
Costs Associated with Mechanical Ventilation
William T. McGee

STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL UTILIZATION OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CRITICAL CARE

Mechanical Ventilation: Protocol-Driven Strategies
Marin H. Kollef
Noninvasive Ventilation: A Strategy to Improve Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Critical Care
Nicholas S. Hill and Denis Lin
New Modes of Ventilation
Dean Hess and Richard D. Branson
Closed Loop Mechanical Ventilation
Brian A. Kimble and Mitchell M. Levy
Treatment of Agitation and Its Comorbidities in the Intensive Care Unit
David Crippen
Optimal Airway Management in Ventilated Patients
George B. Buczko

VENTILATORY STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Ventilator Management Strategies for Acute Asthma
Thomas Corbridge and Jesse B. Hall
Ventilator Management Strategies for COPD Patients
Denis Lin and Nicholas S. Hill
Strategies of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Joseph V. Meharg and James R. Klinger
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Not Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
G. Umberto Meduri, Massimo Antonelli, and Giorgio Conti

STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE THE WEANING PROCESS

Strategies for Predicting Successful Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
G. R. Scott Budinger and Martin J. Tobin
Optimizing the Efficiency of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
E. Wesley Ely, David L. Bowton, and Edward F. Haponik
Noninvasive Ventilation to Facilitate Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Stafano Nava and Fiorenzo Rubini

STRATEGIES TO MINIMI