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.

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. .