Positive controlled ventilation at Weyland-Yutani Health System
By Dr. Amara Choi, MD · · Pulmonology
Patients often ask us about positive controlled ventilation. Here is what our Pulmonology clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: positive controlled ventilation. 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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