Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Kontinuerligt positivt luftvägstryck

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.

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