TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Hess, Dean R. A1 - Kacmarek, Robert M. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e AB - Mechanical ventilation is an integral part of the care of many critically ill patients. It is also provided at sites outside the ICU and outside the hospital, including long-term acute care hospitals and the home. A thorough understanding of the essentials of mechanical ventilation is requisite for respiratory therapists and critical care physicians. A general knowledge of the principles of mechanical ventilation is also required of critical care nurses and primary care physicians whose patients occasionally require ventilatory support. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121537927 ER -