PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Karsten J Roberts TI - 2018 Year in Review: Adult Invasive Mechanical Ventilation AID - 10.4187/respcare.06927 DP - 2019 May 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 604--609 VI - 64 IP - 5 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/64/5/604.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/64/5/604.full AB - Research in the area of adult invasive mechanical ventilation is rich and diverse. With more than 3,200 articles on mechanical ventilation published in 2018, isolating the most relevant literature is a challenge. Separated into 5 themes (ie, ventilatory support, hyperoxia, ventilator-associated events, prevention of events, and ventilator liberation), this article will describe the most important papers published on adult invasive mechanical ventilation in 2018.