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Positive-Pressure Respiration

"Positive-Pressure Respiration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2011 and 2019
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