Good book to learn vents

[Soleus]

Looking for a good book to help learn and understand vents for both the OR and the ICU. I'm contemplating going into critical care after residency and wanted to see what books people had used and would recommend.

I know Tobin's is looked at as the bible but it's so large and dense, I think I would use it as more of a reference than something I would read cover-to-cover and learn the topic from. Looking for something with a good explanation of pressure-volume loops, waveforms, etc.

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[rocuronium]

"Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation" by Hess and Kacmarek is a good book. It's not too long, and it covers both the basics of mechanical ventilation and ventilation strategies in various disease processes.

 

[Soleus]

"Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation" by Hess and Kacmarek is a good book. It's not too long, and it covers both the basics of mechanical ventilation and ventilation strategies in various disease processes.

roc, thanks for the great insight. Just curious, but has anyone tried or read the book Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications by Pilbeam? Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Ve...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311033661&sr=1-1

I had a chance to skim it at the bookstore today, and it seems pretty decent but wanted to hear anyone's opinions who's used it.

 

[RxBoy]

Looking for a good book to help learn and understand vents for both the OR and the ICU. I'm contemplating going into critical care after residency and wanted to see what books people had used and would recommend.

I know Tobin's is looked at as the bible but it's so large and dense, I think I would use it as more of a reference than something I would read cover-to-cover and learn the topic from. Looking for something with a good explanation of pressure-volume loops, waveforms, etc.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0CN71MTN4YDK3NHESM8K
Understanding Anesthesia Equipment (Dorsch, Understanding Anesthesia Equipment)



One of my favorite books... It covers everything you mentioned in detail, yet easy to read and understand.

 

[rocuronium]

One thing that I would suggest doing is asking a respiratory therapist to run you through some basic ventilator managment. For some people just seeing the waveforms on the ventilator in real time is enough for them to "get it." It would probably be best to do a little bit of reading beforehand though.