positive-pressure ventilation
1Positive pressure ventilation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.90 93.91 Me …
2Positive pressure ventilation — The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. The device is basically designed for administering artificial respiration, especially for a …
3positive-pressure ventilation — see noninvasive ventilation …
4positive pressure — n pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure <mechanical ventilation of the lungs using positive pressure> * * * pressure greater than that of the atmosphere …
5continuous positive pressure ventilation — control mode ventilation using continuous positive airway pressure …
6intermittent positive pressure breathing — n enforced periodic inflation of the lungs by the intermittent application of an increase of pressure to a reservoir of air (as in a bag) supplying the lungs abbr. IPPB * * * (IPPB) the active inflation of the lungs during inhalation under… …
7intermittent positive pressure ventilation — see under breathing …
8Ventilation, positive pressure — The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. The device is basically designed for administering artificial respiration, especially for a …
9Pressure controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation — (PC IMV) is any mode of mechanical ventilation with preset inspiratory pressure (Pressure Control) and inspiratory time (Ti). Spontaneous breaths (i.e., inspiration is patient triggered and patient cycled) can exist between mandatory breaths… …
10Positive end-expiratory pressure — (PEEP) is the pressure in the lungs (alveolar pressure) above atmospheric pressure (the pressure outside of the body) that exists at the end of expiration.[1] The two types of PEEP are extrinsic PEEP (PEEP applied by a ventilator) and intrinsic… …
