Positive-pressure respiration (Positive End-Expiratory Pressure)

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.


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Continuous positive airway pressureNasal EPAPInfant respiratory distress syndrome

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