Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Synonyms

APRV Ventilation Mode

APRV Ventilation Modes

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation

Bilevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Biphasic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPAP Ventilation

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Ventilation Mode, APRV

Ventilation Modes, APRV

Ventilation, CPAP

Ventilation, nCPAP

nCPAP Ventilation

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/)