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 the absence of mechanical ventilation at adequate levels, portable air cleaners (filters) can help.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who are hospitalized may require oxygen, IV fluids and mechanical ventilation.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The Florida Department of Health complaint, dated Aug. 29, says anesthesiologist Dr. Lazaro Martinez didn’t properly manage or monitor the mechanical ventilation of Liza Gonzalez Benitez,43, who died in 2022 nine days after cardiac arrest at Careaga Plastic Surgery.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Legionnaires’ can lead to severe complications, including lung failure requiring mechanical ventilation, kidney failure, total body infection resulting in septic shock, and death.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
He was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on mechanical ventilation.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Medical care can include intubation and mechanical ventilation to support breathing and manage fluid in the lungs, as well as blood oxygenation, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
Doctors removed a significant amount of mucus from his lungs and placed him on a noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask overnight to assist his breathing.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who are hospitalized may require oxygen, IV fluids and mechanical ventilation.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The Florida Department of Health complaint, dated Aug. 29, says anesthesiologist Dr. Lazaro Martinez didn’t properly manage or monitor the mechanical ventilation of Liza Gonzalez Benitez,43, who died in 2022 nine days after cardiac arrest at Careaga Plastic Surgery.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Legionnaires’ can lead to severe complications, including lung failure requiring mechanical ventilation, kidney failure, total body infection resulting in septic shock, and death.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
He was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on mechanical ventilation.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Medical care can include intubation and mechanical ventilation to support breathing and manage fluid in the lungs, as well as blood oxygenation, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
Doctors removed a significant amount of mucus from his lungs and placed him on a noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask overnight to assist his breathing.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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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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