TY - BOOK AU - Kreit,John W. TI - Mechanical ventilation: physiology and practice T2 - Pittsburgh critical care medicine series SN - 9780190861346 (ebook) : AV - RC735.I5 M4 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - [New York] PB - Oxford University Press KW - Respirators (Medical equipment) KW - Artificial respiration N1 - This edition previously issued in print: 2017; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This title provides students, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians with a clear explanation of essential physiology, terms and acronyms, and ventilator modes and breath types. It describes how mechanical ventilators work and explains clearly and concisely how to write ventilator orders, how to manage patients with many different causes of respiratory failure, and how to 'wean' patients from the ventilator UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190670085.001.0001 ER -