Mechanical ventilation: the American versus the European approach

Symposium
Chairs: S. Nava (Bologna, Italy), S. Giordano (Irving, United States of America)
Aims: The aims of this session are to compare:
- European and American approaches to noninvasive ventilation;
- European and American approaches to weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Noninvasive ventilation in the USA D. Hess (Boston, United States of America)
Noninvasive ventilation in Europe M. Chatwin (London, United Kingdom)
Weaning from mechanical ventilation in the USA T. Myers (Cleveland, United States of America)
Weaning from mechanical ventilation in Europe P. Navalesi (Vercelli, Italy)