The Ventilator Book: Second Edition Paperback – April 26, 2018

Wonderful knowledge within this book. As a Flight RN/medic im always managing ventilators and this very easily breaks down difficult topics. Highly worth the money and multiple reads!

Good reference book for the practicing medial staff and RT career.

I purchased and read this cover to cover right before my ICU rotation (I am a 4th year med student). Not only was it outrageously informative, but it is written very well-- I seriously could not put it down, which is saying something for a medical textbook. Dr. Owens explains the ins and outs of each ventilator mode and incorporates the underlying pathophysiology which makes it a comprehensive read.

I am a PGY3 Internal Medicine resident. Through my residency so far I had been reading about ventilator management from so many different source that all the information gets mangled. You are reading the same stuff from different books and thus you fail to develop a mental picture. It is always good to have a single basic source. This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to know the basics and more for ventilator management. I am reading it on my Note 3 which has a big enough screen size to read books. I am reading it on the go when I have time. It is short enough and the language is simple enough for it to be read and applied quickly. It gives just the required bit of knowledge to apply to your patients which is I think all you need. Not extensive but all a resident would need and also if you are planning for a career as a Hospitalist who would have to do Vent Management.Read this one or twice and that should set you up.I would recommend this for Residents and Hospitalists and possibly critical care fellows as a great starter book.

Took a while but good info.

I bought the print book and got this for cheap. Now I have the print book for reference and this is on my phone if I need it at the bedside. Cool! Great reference for anyone who takes care of patients on ventilators. I am an ICU nurse and I got this book to help me study vent modes for a CRNA school interview. I start classes this fall, so it must have worked! I LOVE how the author breaks down terminology across different manufacturers and links the different proprietary names for common vent settings. Really helpful in my unit where we use multiple vent models. It's not my job to manage the vent or change settings, but it's helpful to know what's going on with my patient. There is nothing in this Kindle edition that is ill-suited to the format. I am wary of getting reference books for Kindle because sometimes graphs or tables are poorly translated but the Kindle version is good.

A freind going into Crit Care recommended this after I said I’d have to manage an open ICU next yr as a hospitalist. My program only lets fellows and attendings touch the vents and doesn’t do all that much vent teaching.I read this over three times in 2 weeks (short read) and can now explain vents to my co-residents. While you obviously still need the hands on, this book will give you all the tools you need to manage the vast majority of vent cases. It’s explained as simply as I can imagine, and really takes the mystery out of vents making you think “ Eh, vents aren’t that difficult.” Highly recommended for anyone who needs to know how to manage vents.

I use this with the ICU book to read up on ventilators. The ICU book is good for more detail, this book summarizes things well in a very quick and dirty format. I like both. I wouldn't use either as an on-the-spot reference for an emergency, however I work at an academic center where I have plenty of colleagues to consult. Can't comment on its usefulness in the rural setting with less help around