• Up-to-the minute, rigorous coverage that addresses every important scientific, clinical and technical aspect of the field
• 70 well-organized chapters encompassing the full scope of mechanical ventilation, including the physical basis of mechanical ventilation; conventional, alternative, noninvasive, and unconventional methods of ventilator support; complications and airway management; ethics and economics
• 24 new chapters on current issues in mechanical ventilation: Closed loop Ventilation, Inhales Antibiotic Therapy, Sleep and Speech in the Ventilated Patient, Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS, Ventilation Outside the ICU, and more
• Highly relevant new chapters on pharmacological and adjuvant therapy
• Greater use of tables and lists that conveniently summarize key information and solidify chapter concepts  

THE account of the use of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients

Editor Martin J. Tobin--past editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine--has completely revised this text, acclaimed by The Lancet as "the bible of mechanical ventilation." The new edition is a cover-to-cover revision of the original content, filled with cutting-edge scientific insights from more than 200 contributors representing critical care, pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, basic science, and radiology.

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