单词 | cpap machine |
释义 | > as lemmasCPAP machine Continuous positive airway pressure, a method of respiratory therapy in which air at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure is pumped into the lungs through the nose or nose and mouth during spontaneous breathing, used in the treatment of sleep apnoea and various other respiratory diseases and disorders to maintain or increase the patency of the airways. Also as a modifier, as in CPAP machine. ΚΠ 1963 J. E. Eckenhoff in B. Eiseman & P. Bosomworth Vasodilator Agents Managem. Wound Shock 31 The four lowest jugular pO2's recorded in our study were in the presence of continuous positive airway pressure (pO2 between 9.7 and 18 mm. Hg).] 1970 Pediatric Res. 4 469/2 Seven infants <12 hours of age, weighing 1.1–2.8 kg and severely ill with idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) were allowed to breathe spontaneously against a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 25 Sept. ii. 7/2 He was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and uses a CPAP machine at night to help him breathe. 2020 York Press (Nexis) 30 Mar. Reports from Italy suggest around half of patients [with Covid-19] given CPAP have avoided the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. < as lemmas |
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