Oakes' Ventilator Management Pocket Guide

5th Edition (2022) 

• 100 New Pages! Extensively Updated!
• New/Expanded Objectives and Checklists
• 28 Pages of Parameters (explained!)
• New Advanced Modes (APRV TCAV, HFOV, ECMO, etc.)
• All new Distress on Ventilator Algorithm
• 20+ Pages of Troubleshooting
• Simplified Equations (+ new S/F Ratio, Driving Pressure, etc.)
• Extensive Management Chapter
• Expanded Noninvasive Chapter
• Completely Rewritten Diseases/Disorders (Including COVID, Bariatrics, Unilateral Lung Disorders, etc.)
• Extensive Weaning/Discontinuation Chapter (Including detailed algorithm)

Summarized Table of Contents 

1: Initial Considerations

• Ventilator Support
• Acute Respiratory Failure 
• Clinical Parameters
• Objectives of Mechanical Ventilation
• Ventilator Initiation Checklist 

2: Types and Parameters

• Types of Ventilation (full vs partial, pressure vs volume)
• Parameters (complete guide)
• Operating Relationships

3: Modes of Ventilation

• Mode Classification 
• Breath Types 
• Mode Chart 
• Modes (Dozens of Modes, including VS, PRVC, APRV-TCAV, ECMO, NAVA, HFOV, etc.)

4: Assessment

• Assessing Respiratory Distress
• Patient-Ventilator Assessment (complete guide)
• Troubleshooting

5: Ventilator Graphics

• Explanations/Introduction
• Types of Graphics 
• Normal Graphics (Scalars and Loops)
• Abnormal Graphics (Scalars and Loops)

6: Equations

• Acid-Base
• Oxygenation
• Ventilation
• Ventilator Calculations (Weaning, Mechanics, etc.)
• Hemodynamic Monitoring 
• Patient Calculations 

7: Clinical Management 

• Airway Management 
• Ventilation Management 
• Oxygenation Management 
• Airway Clearance Management
• Humidity Management 
• Patient/Ventilator Synchrony

8: Noninvasive Ventilation

• Types
• Acute Respiratory Failure (Management)
• Contraindication
• Interfaces
• Management Considerations
• Monitoring for Success 
• Discontinuing 

9: Disease/Disorders

• ARDS
• Asthma
• Bariatrics
• Bronchopleural Fistula
• Burns (Thermal, Smoke Inhalation)
• Cardiac, Acute (MI, CHF)
• Cardiac, Postoperative
• Drug Overdose 
• Neuromuscular Disorders 
• Postoperative Care 
• Restrictive Disorders
• Trauma (Chest) 
• Trauma (Head) 
• Unilateral Disorders (ILV)
• Viral Pulmonary Disorders (COVID, etc.)

10: Ventilator Effects 

• Pulmonary (15 pages)
• Extrapulmonary (2 pages)
• Ventilator-Associated Infections

11: Weaning

• Weaning/Discontinuation Algorithm 
• Definitions
• General Strategies 
• Assessment for Weaning/Discontinuation (11 pages)
• Summarized Indications of Failure 
• Cuff Leak Test
• Extubation Procedure
• Post-Extubation Care 
• Reintubation Criteria
• Weaning and Discontinuation Guidelines (Summarized) 

A: Appendix

• Basic Units of Measure 
• Gas-Phase Symbols
• Blood Phase Symbols
• Conversions
• Abbreviations
• Evidence-Based Guidelines