Svensk definition
En teknik för andningsbehandling, hos antingen spontant andande patienter eller mekaniskt ventilerade, med vilken man upprätthåller ett kontinuerligt överatmosfäriskt tryck i andningsvägarna med hjälp av komprimerad luft.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Kontinuerligt positivt luftvägstryck
Engelsk definition
A technique of respiratory therapy, in either spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated patients, in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Newcastle upon Tyne(UK): The University Dept. of Medical Oncology: The CancerWEB Project; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 Apr 17]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/)
Svenska synonymer
CPAP-behandling — Nasalt kontinuerligt positivt luftvägstryck
Engelska synonymer
CPAP Ventilation — Ventilation, CPAP — Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure — nCPAP Ventilation — Ventilation, nCPAP — Airway Pressure Release Ventilation — APRV Ventilation Mode — APRV Ventilation Modes — Ventilation Mode, APRV — Ventilation Modes, APRV — Biphasic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure — BiPAP Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure — BiPAP Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure — Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure — Bilevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure — Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure