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  2. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a mode of respiratory ventilation used in the treatment of sleep apnea.PAP ventilation is also commonly used for those who are critically ill in hospital with respiratory failure, in newborn infants (), and for the prevention and treatment of atelectasis in patients with difficulty taking deep breaths.

  3. Airway pressure release ventilation - Wikipedia

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    The term APRV has also been used in American journals where, from the ventilation characteristics, BIPAP would have been the appropriate terminology. [14] To further confusion, BiPAP is a registered trade-mark for a noninvasive ventilation mode in a specific ventilator (Respironics Inc.).

  4. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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    CPAP machines possess a motor that pressurizes room temperature air and delivers it through a hose connected to a mask or tube worn by the patient. This constant stream of air opens and keeps the upper airway unobstructed during inhalation and exhalation. [1] Some CPAP machines have other features as well, such as heated humidifiers.

  5. Modes of mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation.The mode refers to the method of inspiratory support. In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional preferences, since there is a paucity of evidence indicating that the mode affects clinical outcome.

  6. Continuous spontaneous ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Continuous spontaneous ventilation is any mode of mechanical ventilation where every breath is spontaneous (i.e., patient triggered and patient cycled).. Spontaneous breathing is defined as the movement of gas in and out of the lungs that is produced in response to an individual's respiratory muscles.

  7. Non-invasive ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is the use of breathing support administered through a face mask, nasal mask, or a helmet.Air, usually with added oxygen, is given through the mask under positive pressure; generally the amount of pressure is alternated depending on whether someone is breathing in or out.

  8. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The other first-line treatment is non-invasive positive airway pressure (PAP), usually in the form of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The disease was known initially in the 1950s, as "Pickwickian syndrome" in reference to a Dickensian character.

  9. Positive end-expiratory pressure - Wikipedia

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    A small amount of applied PEEP (4 to 5 cmH 2 O) is used in most mechanically ventilated patients to mitigate end-expiratory alveolar collapse. [6] A higher level of applied PEEP (>5 cmH 2 O) is sometimes used to improve hypoxemia or reduce ventilator-associated lung injury in patients with acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome ...