Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Walter, James M
• Corbridge, Thomas C
• Singer, Benjamin D

Titel

Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Ist Teil von

• Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), 2018-12, Vol.111 (12), p.746-753

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Invasive mechanical ventilation is a potentially lifesaving intervention for acutely ill patients. The goal of this review is to provide a concise, clinically focused overview of basic invasive mechanical ventilation for the many clinicians who care for mechanically ventilated patients. Attention is given to how common ventilator modes differ in delivering a mechanical breath, evaluation of respiratory system mechanics, how to approach acute changes in airway pressure, and the diagnosis of auto-positive end-expiratory pressure. Waveform interpretation is emphasized throughout the review.