This book describes the clinical indications of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized with high-risk infections, and its use as part of first responses to mass casualty incidents, including chemical or biological disaster and pandemics.

This book is the first to describe a practical evidence-based approach to the management of critically ill obese patients with various medical or postoperative respiratory problems in the intensive care unit.

This book aims to equip the reader to make optimal decisions on the use of mechanical ventilatory support in critically ill cancer patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) and to implement the different strategies effectively.