Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
MESHD045422
A technique of respiratory therapy, in either spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated patients, in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Newcastle upon Tyne(UK): The University Dept. of Medical Oncology: The CancerWEB Project; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 Apr 17]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/)
Synonyms
- CPAP Ventilation
- Ventilation, CPAP
- Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
- APRV Ventilation Mode
- APRV Ventilation Modes
- Ventilation Mode, APRV
- Ventilation Modes, APRV
- Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- nCPAP Ventilation
- Ventilation, nCPAP
- Biphasic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Bilevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
- BiPAP Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
- Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure
- BiPAP Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure
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