BookJorge Hidalgo, Robert C Hyzy, Ahmed Mohamed Reda Taha, Yasser Younis A. Tolba, editors.
Summary: In dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, there are an increased number of patients requiring personalized management as the disease pathology varies. With variable lung compliance and airway resistance as well as the severity of the disease, one size will not fit all patients. This book is problem-oriented with evidence-based discussions of the daily encountered scenarios in the ICU for mechanically ventilated patients, dealing with the pathology, monitoring and troubleshooting facing intensivists daily. These scenarios are managed utilizing a goal-directed approach and algorithms to achieve these goals. All chapters contain an explanation of a different solution illustrating the respiratory mechanics, physiology and pathology involved in such a scenario. Each chapter also closes with a take-home message to summarize the content. In addition to describing the ventilation of different patient categories, this text also features ventilation cases specific to COVID-19 including airway management in the enhanced air born isolated patient, pulmonary embolism, different states of shock and differential lung ventilation. There is also a specific chapter on monitoring mechanical ventilation with point of care ultrasound, which is an available modality in most ICUs. Another unique chapter describes how to connect more than one patient to one ventilator in case of a shortage of machines. Written by experts in the field, Personalized Mechanical Ventilation is a timely and valuable resource for critical care physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists on the front lines of both COVID-19 and day-to-day care of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU.
Contents:
Respiratory Physiology and mechanics at the bedside
Principals of Mechanical Ventilation
Understanding Circuit, Filters and Humidification
Airway management during Mechanical Ventilation COVID 19
Non-invasive ventilation, AVAPS and high-flow nasal Cannula
Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
Acute respiratory failure
Mechanical Ventilation in trauma patient
Mechanical ventilation in Obese patient
Postoperative Mechanical ventilation (fast track)
Guidelines to set the ventilator for (COVID-19)
Prone position during Mechanical Ventilation
Using one ventilator for multiple patients
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Mechanical ventilation during pregnancy
The Art of Weaning and Extubation
Mechanical ventilation in shock state
Respiratory monitoring Clinical and technical consideration
Role of Point of Care Ultrasound during Mechanical Ventilation
Acute respiratory distress and ARDS like syndromes
Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony
Unilateral lung disease and differential lung ventilation
Obstructive airways disease
Mechanical ventilation during ECMO (VV/VA)
Mechanical ventilation in Neurocritical care patient
Common Troubleshooting in daily practice.