Positive-Pressure Respiration
Synonyms
End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive
End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive
Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
Positive End-Expiratory Pressures
Positive Pressure Respiration
Positive Pressure Ventilation
Positive-Pressure Respirations
Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Positive-Pressure Ventilations
Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory
Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory
Respiration, Positive-Pressure
Respirations, Positive-Pressure
Ventilation, Positive-Pressure
Ventilations, Positive-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.