Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Antonio M. Esquinas is critical care specialist and staff physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia. Spain. He is an International fellow of the American Association Respiratory Care (AARC), fellow of the American College Chest Physicians. (ACCP) European Respiratory Society, and Director of the International School of Non Invasive Ventilation, International noninvasive ventilation Fellowship program, president of the International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation and International College of Expert of noninvasive ventilation.  His main educational and research activities are related to noninvasive mechanical ventilation in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Currently, he is very keen in difficult weaning, post-extubation, respiratory, humidification and airway clearance techniques in mechanically ventilated patients. He is author of more than 60 books and 560 indexed papers in noninvasive ventilation approaches.

Part I. Physiology.- Part II. Interface , Ventilatory Modes and Ventilator.- Part III. Nasal high flow.- Part IV. Complementary technologies in NIV.- Part V. Methodology; Patient-Ventilator Interaction.- Part VI. Monitoring, complications and hospital transport.- Part VII. Chronic Applications  Non invasive mechanical ventilation.- Part VIII. Critical Care Applications of NIMV and Related Issues.- Part IX. NIMV analgesia and sedation.- Part X. Weaning from Conventional MV and Post-extubation Failure.- Part XI. Rehabilitation applications.- Part XII. Training and education NIMV.- Part XIII. NIV practice and trends. Epidemiology perspectives.- Part XIV. NIMV do not endotracheal intubation order, palliative and Quality of Life influence.- Part XV. NIMV in Neonates and Children.- Part XVI. NIMV and health care organizations models.