Mechanical ventilation Preface Mechanical ventilation Mechanical Ventilation Table of contents: Preface Introduction Delivery of mechanical ventilation Indications for mechanical ventilation Aims of mechanical ventilation Means to deliver positive pressure ventilation Basic Principles of Mechanical Ventilation Basic physiology of respiratory system related to mechanical ventilation Basic functions of positive pressure ventilators Modes of Positive Pressure Ventilation Basic controlled modes volume and pressure control Setting the ventilator in control modes Assisted modes of ventilation Modes of ventilation with combinations of triggering and pressurization variables Weaning the patient from mechanical ventilation Definitions The course of weaning Diagnostic approach to weaning failure Diagnostic workup and management of weaning failure Complications of Mechanical Ventilation Ventilator Induced Lung Injury (VILI) Ventilator Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction (VIDD) Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Mechanical ventilation Preface Mechanical ventilation