RT Book, Section A1 Hess, Dean R. A1 Kacmarek, Robert M. SR Print(0) ID 1156775670 T1 Preface T2 Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 4e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260026092 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156775670 RD 2021/03/08 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, mid-level providers, hospitalists, and primary care physicians whose patients occasionally require ventilatory support.