ERS Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation 2nd Edition

The second edition of the ERS Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation is now available for pre-order. Receive a €5 discount when you order before 28 February. Ordered copies will be dispatched upon publication. 

Edited by Leo Heunks and Marcus J. Schultz
Invasive ventilation is a frequently lifesaving intervention in critical care. The ERS Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation provides a concise "why and how to" guide to invasive ventilation, ensuring that caregivers can apply invasive ventilation safely and develop a thorough understandig of its underlying principles, ensuring that they and their patients gain the most value from this intervention. 

For the second edition of this practical handbook, the Chief Editors Leo Heunks and Marcus J. Schultz have brought together leading clinicians and researchers in the field to provide an easy-to-read guide to all aspects of invasive ventilation. Topics covered include: underlying physiology, equipment, invasive ventilation in specific diseases, patient monitoring, supportive therapy and rescue strategies, inhalation therapy during invasive ventilation, weaning from invasive ventilation and technical aspects of the ventilator.

This practical handbook is a valuable reference and training resource for all invasive ventilation practitioners.

- User-friendly format, with key point summaries
- A focus on practical aspects and problem solving

Leo Heunks is pulmonologist-intensivist, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine and Head of Department at the Radboud University Medical Center (Nijmegen, the Netherlands).

Marcus J. Schultz is internist-intensivist, holds an endowed chair in experimental intensive care, is an honorary visiting research fellow in critical care at the Oxford University Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health (Oxford, UK), and collaborates with the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit in Bangkok (Thailand). He is also a researcher at the Medical University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria).

Print ISBN: 978-1-84984-211-2
eISBN: 978-1-84984-212-9
EPUB ISGN: 978-1-84984-213-6