RT Book, Section A1 Jubran, Amal A1 Tobin, Martin J. A2 Tobin, Martin J. SR Print(0) ID 57077186 T1 Chapter 48. Monitoring during Mechanical Ventilation T2 Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-173626-8 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57077186 RD 2024/04/19 AB Patients are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for two main reasons. One is for delivery of mechanical ventilation, the varied aspects of which are the subject of this book. The second is to observe a patient more closely than is possible on a hospital ward; that is, to avail of specialized devices used for the monitoring of vital functions (and of staff who have expertise in their operation).