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Therapeutics > Decompression > Lower Body Negative Pressure
Physical Phenomena > Mechanical Phenomena > Pressure > Decompression > Lower Body Negative Pressure

Preferred term

Lower Body Negative Pressure  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated hemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Abdominal Decompression
  • Decompression, Abdominal
  • LBNP

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N9RV5SCK-R

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