Mechanical Ventilation and Ventricular Assist Devices, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 47-3 - July 27, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes, John J. Marini
- Language: English
In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Gustavo A. Cortes-Puentes and John J. Marini bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Mechanical Ventilati… Read more
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In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Gustavo A. Cortes-Puentes and John J. Marini bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Mechanical Ventilation and Ventricular Assist Devices. Leading experts provide in-depth discussions on intubation in the critically ill: when, how, and how long?; sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade; airflow obstruction and dynamic hyperinflation; extracorporeal gas exchange: indications and implementation; and more.
Key features
Key features
- Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including optimizing non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure; ARDS: current and emerging approaches to lung protection; neuroprotective strategies in brain-injured patients; permanent left ventricular assist devices: long-term management and outcomes; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on mechanical ventilation and ventricular assist devices, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Readership
Readership
Chest Medicine
Table of contents
Table of contents
Intubation in the Critically Ill: When, How, and How Long?
Optimizing Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Current and Emerging Approaches to Lung Protection
Airflow Obstruction and Dynamic Hyperinflation
Neuroprotective Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Brain-Injured Patients
Neuromuscular Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation: Prevention and Management
Extracorporeal Gas Exchange: Indications and Implementation
Hemodynamic Impacts of Mechanical Ventilation: Assessment and Intervention
Patient–ventilator Dyssynchrony: Detection, Importance, and Management
Lung Ultrasound and Electrical Impedance Tomography for Monitoring Lung Injury
Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation in Right Heart Failure
Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Indications and Patient Selection
Permanent Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Long-Term Management and Outcomes
The Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: A Clinically Focused Guide for Intensivists
Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician
Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Optimizing Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Current and Emerging Approaches to Lung Protection
Airflow Obstruction and Dynamic Hyperinflation
Neuroprotective Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Brain-Injured Patients
Neuromuscular Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation: Prevention and Management
Extracorporeal Gas Exchange: Indications and Implementation
Hemodynamic Impacts of Mechanical Ventilation: Assessment and Intervention
Patient–ventilator Dyssynchrony: Detection, Importance, and Management
Lung Ultrasound and Electrical Impedance Tomography for Monitoring Lung Injury
Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation in Right Heart Failure
Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Indications and Patient Selection
Permanent Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Long-Term Management and Outcomes
The Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: A Clinically Focused Guide for Intensivists
Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician
Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 47-3
- Published: July 27, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
GP
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAJM
John J. Marini
John J. Marini, MD
Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA