Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation: Theory, Equipment, and Clinical Applications

Antonio M. Esquinas is critical care specialist and staff physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia. Spain. He is an International fellow of the American Association Respiratory Care (AARC), fellow of the American College Chest Physicians. (ACCP) European Respiratory Society, and Director of the International School of Non Invasive Ventilation, International noninvasive ventilation Fellowship program, president of the International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation and International College of Expert of noninvasive ventilation.

His main educational and research activities are related to noninvasive mechanical ventilation in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Currently, he is very keen in difficult weaning, post-extubation, respiratory, humidification and airway clearance techniques in mechanically ventilated patients. He is author of more than 60 books and 560 indexed papers in noninvasive ventilation approaches.

安東尼奧·M·埃斯基納斯（Antonio M. Esquinas）是西班牙穆爾西亞莫拉萊斯·梅塞古醫院（Hospital Morales Meseguer）重症監護專家及醫師。他是美國呼吸護理協會（American Association Respiratory Care, AARC）的國際研究員、美國胸科醫師學會（American College Chest Physicians, ACCP）及歐洲呼吸學會的研究員，並擔任國際非侵入性通氣學校（International School of Non Invasive Ventilation）及國際非侵入性通氣研究計畫（International noninvasive ventilation Fellowship program）主任，還是國際非侵入性通氣協會（International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation）及國際非侵入性通氣專家學院（International College of Expert of noninvasive ventilation）的會長。

他的主要教育和研究活動與肺部、重症醫學及睡眠醫學中的非侵入性機械通氣有關。目前，他對於在機械通氣病人中進行困難撤機、拔管後呼吸、加濕及氣道清除技術非常感興趣。他是超過60本書籍及560篇有關非侵入性通氣方法的索引論文的作者。