mechanical ventilation
noun
: artificial respiration using a mechanical ventilator to support the delivery of oxygen to the lungs when breathing has ceased, is failing, or is inadequate
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In such a climate, conventional air-cooling and mechanical ventilation systems, though widely deployed in other regions, struggle to cope.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2024
Doctors decided to intubate him and start mechanical ventilation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
Most viral pneumonia can only be treated with supportive care, such as providing oxygen; people with severe cases may require ventilators, heart-lung machines and other forms of mechanical ventilation, Offit says.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
This might require hospitalization or mechanical ventilation and can be life-threatening.
—Korin Miller, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
However, with the advent of the polio vaccine, and the invention of newer forms of mechanical ventilation, the iron lung gradually became obsolete.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Some require oxygen and IV fluids, and even mechanical ventilation.
—Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 8 Aug. 2023
Indoor air quality can spike in response to outdoor contaminants, which infiltrate buildings in myriad ways, from mechanical ventilation systems to various nooks and crannies.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 19 June 2023
The study looked at patients who were severely ill with pneumonia and required mechanical ventilation, Singer said.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2024
Doctors decided to intubate him and start mechanical ventilation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
Most viral pneumonia can only be treated with supportive care, such as providing oxygen; people with severe cases may require ventilators, heart-lung machines and other forms of mechanical ventilation, Offit says.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
This might require hospitalization or mechanical ventilation and can be life-threatening.
—Korin Miller, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
However, with the advent of the polio vaccine, and the invention of newer forms of mechanical ventilation, the iron lung gradually became obsolete.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Some require oxygen and IV fluids, and even mechanical ventilation.
—Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 8 Aug. 2023
Indoor air quality can spike in response to outdoor contaminants, which infiltrate buildings in myriad ways, from mechanical ventilation systems to various nooks and crannies.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 19 June 2023
The study looked at patients who were severely ill with pneumonia and required mechanical ventilation, Singer said.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
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mechanical ventilation
noun
: artificial respiration of the lungs using a mechanical ventilator to support the delivery of oxygen to the lungs when breathing has ceased, is failing, or is inadequate
the patient was sufficiently obtunded to require intubation and mechanical ventilation—Susan M. Pond et al.
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