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Preferred term

Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase when the patient has an artificial airway in place and is connected to a ventilator.

Entry terms

  • Inspiratory Positive-Pressure Ventilation
  • IPPV
  • Ventilation, Intermittent Positive-Pressure

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DR3SSPF9-2

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