Dr. Jean-Michel Arnal is an anesthesiologist specialized in intensive care medicine. He is senior intensivist in the Hopital Sainte Musse, Toulon, France; he also works as a medical research manager at the research department of Hamilton Medical, Switzerland. After studying medicine in Paris, he specialized in anaesthesiology, medical intensive care and hyperbaric medicine in Marseille. He has established a home ventilation unit and a mechanical-ventilation training center in Toulon. Dr. Arnal has published around 50 articles in international, peer-reviewed journal. His primary interests include mechanical ventilation, ARDS, closed loop ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, and home long-term ventilation. He teaches at international workshop on mechanical ventilation and is a speaker at international meetings. Dr. Arnal is an expert in mechanical ventilation, a respected researcher and speaker at international conferences and has been teaching this topic for many years.

Includes the latest concepts in mechanical ventilation, in particular lung protective ventilation

Designed to teach the practical aspects of mechanical ventilation

Written by a clinician for clinicians, focusing on the common conditions and problems encountered at the bedside

Discusses all applications of mechanical ventilation: pre-hospital, emergency department, anesthesiology, intensive care, and non-invasive ventilation

Online files showing particular maneuvers in real time