Mechanical Ventilation and Ventricular Assist Devices, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

John J. Marini, MDProfessor of MedicinePulmonary and Critical Care MedicineUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

• Intubation in the Critically Ill: When, How, and How Long?Optimizing Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory FailureSedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular BlockadeAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Current and Emerging Approaches to Lung ProtectionAirflow Obstruction and Dynamic HyperinflationNeuroprotective Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Brain-Injured PatientsNeuromuscular Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation: Prevention and ManagementExtracorporeal Gas Exchange: Indications and ImplementationHemodynamic Impacts of Mechanical Ventilation: Assessment and InterventionPatient-ventilator Dyssynchrony: Detection, Importance, and ManagementLung Ultrasound and Electrical Impedance Tomography for Monitoring Lung InjuryOptimizing Mechanical Ventilation in Right Heart FailureTemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Indications and Patient SelectionPermanent Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Long-Term Management and OutcomesThe Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: A Clinically Focused Guide for IntensivistsDevice Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU ClinicianNoninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure