• John J Marini.
• University of Minnesota, Regions Hospital MS11203B, 640 Jackson Street, St Paul, MN 55101, USA. marin002@umn.edu
• Crit Care. 2013 Jan 1; 17 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1): S1S1.

AbstractThe ability to compensate for life-threatening failure of respiratory function is perhaps the signature technology of intensive care medicine. Unchanging needs for providing effective life-support with minimized risk and optimized comfort have been, are now, and will be the principal objectives of providing mechanical ventilation. Important lessons acquired over nearly half-a-century of ICU care have brought us closer to meeting them, as technological advances in instrumentation now effectively put this hard-won knowledge into action. Rising demand in the face of economic constraints is likely to drive future innovations focused on reducing the need for user input, automating multi-element protocols, and carefully monitoring the patient for progress and complications.

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