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Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Basic Concepts
3: Lung Ventilation, Natural and Mechanical
4: Ventilator System Concept
5: Ventilator System Composition
6: Humidification, Nebulization, and Gas Filtering
7: Essential Variables and Breath Types
8: Mechanical Ventilation Modes
9: Ventilator Control Parameters
10: Special Ventilation Functions
11: Ventilator Monitoring
12: Alarms and Safety Mechanisms
13: Troubleshooting and Error Reporting

About the Author

By education, Yuan Lei is a medical professional, and has practiced medicine for 10 years as a surgeon in a teaching hospital. In 1989, he studied surgery in Zurich University hospital. From 1991, he switched to pursue a career in the medical industry and over the last 17 years, he has worked for Hamilton Medical, a medical ventilators manufacturer.