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Descriptor
English
:
Respiration, Artificial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Respiración Artificial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Respiração Artificial
Synonyms
English
:
Ventilation, Mechanical
Tree Number:
E02.041.625
E02.365.647.729
E02.880.820
Definition
English
:
Any method of artificial
breathing
that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs. Artificial
respiration
or
ventilation
is used in individuals who have stopped
breathing
or have
RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY
to increase their intake of
oxygen
(O2) and excretion of
carbon dioxide
(CO2).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/instrum: consider also VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL
See Related
English
:
Humidifiers
Ventilators, Mechanical
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
12541
Unique Identifier:
D012121
Occurrence in VHL
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