Positive-Pressure Respiration

A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange.

Also Known As:

PEEP; Positive End-Expiratory Pressure; Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory; Non-Invasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation; Non-Invasive Ventilation, Positive-Pressure; Positive-Pressure Non-Invasive Ventilation; Positive-Pressure Ventilation; Positive-Pressure Ventilation, Non-Invasive; End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive; End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive; Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation; Non Invasive Ventilation, Positive Pressure; Non-Invasive Positive-Pressure Ventilations; Non-Invasive Ventilations, Positive-Pressure; Positive End Expiratory Pressure; Positive End-Expiratory Pressures; Positive Pressure Non Invasive Ventilation; Positive Pressure Respiration; Positive Pressure Ventilation; Positive Pressure Ventilation, Non Invasive; Positive-Pressure Non-Invasive Ventilations; Positive-Pressure Respirations; Positive-Pressure Ventilations; Positive-Pressure Ventilations, Non-Invasive; Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory; Respiration, Positive-Pressure; Respirations, Positive-Pressure; Ventilation, Non-Invasive Positive-Pressure; Ventilation, Positive-Pressure; Ventilation, Positive-Pressure Non-Invasive; Ventilations, Non-Invasive Positive-Pressure; Ventilations, Positive-Pressure; Ventilations, Positive-Pressure Non-Invasive

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Therapeutics: 5299

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Respiratory Therapy: 484

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Artificial Respiration: 7856

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Positive-Pressure Respiration: 2539

Authors
Journal	Revue des maladies respiratoires (Rev Mal Respir) Vol. 23 Issue 5 Pt 4 Pg. 14S11-14S13 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 0761-8425 France
Vernacular Title	Recherche documentaire.
PMID	17151546 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics	Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Information Storage and Retrieval (methods) Neuromuscular Diseases (therapy) Positive-Pressure Respiration

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